Collocations for yawn - noun
ADJECTIVE
big,
deep,
huge
loud, noisy
stifled
collective (figurative)
The speech was greeted with a collective yawn from the press gallery.
loud, noisy
stifled
collective (figurative)
The speech was greeted with a collective yawn from the press gallery.
VERB + yawn
fight back,
hold back,
stifle,
suppress
He struggled to stifle a yawn.
He struggled to stifle a yawn.
give,
let out
The little boy gave a huge yawn.
The little boy gave a huge yawn.
conceal
He tried to conceal his yawn behind his hand.
He tried to conceal his yawn behind his hand.