Meaning
To yawn — to open the mouth wide and draw a long breath, out of tiredness, sleepiness, or boredom. A yawn is read as a plain sign that a person is tired and ready for bed, or that they are bored with what is going on, and one yawn tends to set off another around the room. In some folk belief a person should cover the open mouth so nothing untoward — a spirit, or bad luck — slips in while they yawn.
Examples
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Di pickney a yawn, time fi bed.
The child is yawning, it's time for bed.
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Cover yuh mout when yuh yawn.
Cover your mouth when you yawn.
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One person yawn an di whole room start.
One person yawns and the whole room starts.
Origin
From English 'yawn'; to yawn from tiredness or boredom. See [[sleepy]], [[stretch]].
How it’s used
To yawn; a sign of tiredness or boredom. See [[sleepy]], [[stretch]].