bocejar

Senses

1. 1.

   to yawn

   to open one's mouth wide and inhale deeply due to tiredness or boredom

Examples

• "Ele bocejou durante a reunião inteira porque estava com muito sono."

  He yawned during the entire meeting because he was very sleepy.

• "Não consigo parar de bocejar quando acordo cedo demais."

  I can't stop yawning when I wake up too early.

• "Ela tentou disfarçar e bocejou cobrindo a boca com a mão."

  She tried to disguise it and yawned covering her mouth with her hand.

Usage

A regular -ar verb. Common collocations include "bocejar de sono" (to yawn from sleepiness) and "bocejar de tédio" (to yawn from boredom). In polite contexts, it's customary to cover one's mouth when yawning ("bocejar cobrindo a boca").