[{"word":"yawn","phonetic":"/jɔːn/","phonetics":[{"text":"/jɔːn/","audio":""},{"text":"/jɔn/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A particularly boring event.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The slideshow we sat through was such a yawn. I was glad when it finished."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I could see my students yawning, so I knew the lesson was boring them."},{"definition":"To say while yawning.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To present a wide opening.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Death yawned before us, and I hit the brakes."},{"definition":"To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to yawn for fat livings"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/yawn"]}]