Hyphenation of yawning

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word yawning? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

yawn-ing

Definitions of yawning:

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.	Gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something The yawning mine shaft A yawning abyss
3.	With the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness A yawning congregation
4.	Showing lack of attention or boredom The yawning congregation

Synonyms of yawning:

adj	open
adj	open, opened
adj	drowsy, oscitant, inattentive
noun	yawn, oscitance, oscitancy, reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction

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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.