/ Dictionary / Index Y yawning: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: yawn•ing Pronunciation: (yô'ning), [key] — adj. being or standing wide open; gaping: the yawning mouth of a cave. indicating by yawns one's weariness or indifference: The lecturer was oblivious to his yawning audience. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: yawning (Thesaurus) yawnful yawny Related Content Daily Word Quiz: coincidence Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language