yawning
Mouth stretched wide
Yawning is the act of opening the mouth wide and inhaling deeply, usually from tiredness or boredom.
The gesture is famously contagious—seeing or even reading about yawning can trigger it.
Figuratively, yawning describes something wide open: a yawning chasm, a yawning gap between rich and poor.
Nearly falling asleep
- sleepyWanting to doze
- tiredLacking energy, needing rest
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
lethargic · sluggish · somnolent · dozy · nodding · heavy-eyed · weary · drowsing
Involuntary stimulus response
- involuntaryNot under conscious control
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- gapingWide open, agape
- jawBone holding teeth
mouth · inhale · exhale · oxygen · diaphragm · lungs · audible · silent
Wide open, agape
- wideOf great breadth
- vastExtremely great in size
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
- gulfPartially enclosed sea
void · expanse · cavernous · enormous · huge · immense · boundless · fathomless
Wearisome dullness
- monotonyTiresome lack of change
- ennuiWeary, listless dissatisfaction
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
- apathyAbsence of feeling
indifference · disinterest · dullness · restlessness · uninspired · disengaged · tuned-out · stifled
drowsy
Nearly falling asleep
- sleepyWanting to doze
- tiredLacking energy, needing rest
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
fatigue · lethargic · sluggish · somnolent · dozy · nodding · heavy-eyed · weary · drowsing · snoozy
reflex
Involuntary stimulus response
- involuntaryNot under conscious control
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- gapingWide open, agape
jaw · mouth · inhale · exhale · oxygen · diaphragm · lungs · audible · silent · stifled
gaping
Wide open, agape
gulf · void · expanse · cavernous · enormous · huge · immense · boundless · fathomless · bottomless
tedium
Wearisome dullness
- monotonyTiresome lack of change
- ennuiWeary, listless dissatisfaction
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
apathy · indifference · disinterest · dullness · restlessness · uninspired · disengaged · tuned-out · stifled · suppressed
infectious
Able to spread disease
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
- empathySharing another's emotions
- imitationCopy of the original
spread · catching · triggered · social · sympathetic · group · watching · seeing · heard · suggestion
- daily lifewaking up, sleeping, eating, drinking, cooking
- gerundswalking, running, talking, eating, sleeping
- sleepsleep, sleeping, nap, doze, slumber
- simple tasksblinking, breathing, clapping, nodding, shrugging
- animal signalsbody language, bird songs, tail wagging, mating calls, whale song
- audience behaviorcheering, clapping, booing, standing ovation, applause
yawningalert
Warning or watchfulness
wide-awake · attentive · wakeful · vigilant · engrossed
yawningriveted
Fastened or enthralled
fascinated · engrossed · captivated · enthralled · rapt