as in bore
someone or something boring
as neither candidate was willing to make an unequivocal statement about anything, the debate proved to be a complete yawn
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Recent Examples of yawn
Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
Melania Trump was seen stifling a yawn and shifting around to stay alert.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Some behaviors, like yawning and scratching, are socially contagious.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The only thing keeping this tan suit from being a yawn are the wide legs and pleating.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
Melania Trump was seen stifling a yawn and shifting around to stay alert.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
Wall Street mostly yawned, again, at the latest announcement on tariffs by President Trump, which may not take full effect for at least several weeks.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Some behaviors, like yawning and scratching, are socially contagious.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yawn
Noun
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Not all of McCarthy’s early plans to develop franchises for Paramount+ bore fruit.—
Ryan Faughnder,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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But screenwriter Jared Rosenberg puts him on mute about a third of the way through and that leaves us stranded with Madelyn (Dockery) and Winston (Grace), two one-dimensional bores.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The heart rate sensor is impressively accurate, and the watch handles everything from workouts to snoring detection with ease.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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As in, kicking my partner every time the snoring started.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Flat burrs for drip and pour-over: Wilfa Uniform for $349: This Wilfa has long been on our list as a great flat-burr grinder for pour-overs and drip.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Mornings are best spent sipping to-go drip coffee on the deck at sunrise or watching the mist roll off the water.—
Jenn Rice,
AFAR Media,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Sometimes people are aspiring to be more productive or to stay awake, but the drugs are also used recreationally, and can produce a high by swallowing, smoking or snorting the medication — or injecting it into the bloodstream.—
Christina Caron,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Directly opposite the Pendry stands the notorious Riot House Bar (now Andaz West Hollywood) where Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones snorted and cavorted in the ’60s and ’70s.—
Edmund Vallance,
AFAR Media,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The crowd was left gasping in shock when the woman surprisingly began giving the berries live tongue action without hesistation.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The second clip teased the level of gore fans can expect from the film, with a scene of bloody child endangerment that made multiple audience members gasped and looked away.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Bring your dog to sniff out eggs filled with treats!—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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Also, sniff for lychee, pistachio, bergamot, and Turkish rose.—
Calin Van Paris,
Outside Online,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Click for more > Clearly, this is no ordinary sea creature quietly snuffling the currents.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 May 2010
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Next to arrive is her disembodied trunk, with a mind of its own, snuffling out friends and enemies and food.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2024
Verb
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Crappy Christmas lights blinked overhead, and a tiny pug wheezed on a rug by the register.—
Bryan Washington,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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At a tenant rally Sunday, Saffo wheezed and coughed but was determined to speak.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Yawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yawn. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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