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Definition of "yawner" []

  • A person who yawns. (noun)
  • Something unexciting or boring that induces yawning, as a book, sporting event, or performance. (noun)

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Use "yawner" in a sentence
  • "Saying a NFL division match-up with playoff implications is a yawner is a pretty big stretch, especially considering how physical the Giants and Eagles are."
  • "First there was a dreary 0-0 tie versus Uruguay the kind of yawner that if you had showed it to a soccer-ambivalent American, hoping to get them hooked on the Beautiful Game, they'd have called the police on you."
  • "The Basilica is certainly no "yawner" and I take that back."