Hyphenation of yawn

Are you trying to hyphenate yawn? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.

yawn

Definitions of yawn:

1.	An involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth Usually triggered by fatigue or boredom He could not suppress a yawn The yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop He apologized for his oscitancy
2.	Utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired The child yawned during the long performance
3.	Be wide open The deep gaping canyon

Synonyms of yawn:

noun	yawning, oscitance, oscitancy, reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
verb	breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire
verb	gape, yaw, be

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.