stifled yawn
Frequency: 6.57.2 per million words
a yawn that is held back or suppressed
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Examples (20)
- He tried to hide his boredom with a stifled yawn.
- He struggled to stifle a yawn during the long meeting.
- A stifled yawn escaped her during the long lecture.
- She tried to hide a stifled yawn behind her hand.
- Despite her efforts, a small, stifled yawn showed her fatigue.
- A stifled yawn escaped his lips as he fought sleep.
- The speaker noticed a few stifled yawns from the audience.
- The monotonous speech was met with a few stifled yawns from the back row.
- He quickly covered his mouth to suppress a stifled yawn.
- Despite her efforts, a stifled yawn betrayed her fatigue.
- She let out a barely audible stifled yawn in the quiet library.
- He managed a quick, stifled yawn while his boss wasn't looking.
- Even after a strong coffee, I couldn't prevent a stifled yawn.
- A barely audible stifled yawn came from the corner.
- The child's stifled yawn indicated it was past his bedtime.
- She gave a stifled yawn, trying to maintain her composure.
- He offered a polite apology for his unexpected stifled yawn.
- The student barely contained a stifled yawn during the early morning class.
- A series of stifled yawns spread through the tired employees.
- His polite smile couldn't fully conceal the stifled yawn that followed.