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yawn

/jɔːn/

ស្ងាប

  1. verb ស្ងាប
    to open one's mouth wide and inhale deeply, often due to tiredness or boredom
    បើកមាត់ធំហើយដកដង្ហើមវែងៗ ជាទូទៅដោយសារងងុយគេង ឬធុញទ្រាន់
    She could not stop yawning during the long meeting.
    នាងមិនអាចទប់ស្ងាបបានឡើយក្នុងអំឡុងពេលប្រជុំដ៏យូរនោះ។
  2. noun ការស្ងាប
    an act of opening the mouth wide and inhaling deeply
    អំពើនៃការបើកមាត់ធំដកដង្ហើមវែងៗដោយសារងងុយគេង
    He gave a wide yawn before going to bed.
    គាត់បានស្ងាបមួយយ៉ាងធំមុនពេលចូលគេង។

Synonyms: gape

Forms: yawned, yawning, yawns

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.