# Voiced yawning

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voiced-yawning/328881>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 1, 2005, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voiced-yawning/328881 "2005-11-01T07:59:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gymnopithys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voiced-yawning/328881/1 "2005-11-01T07:59:34Z")

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Why do some people emit a sound when yawning ? I also remember a dog doing this when seemingly bored.

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**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voiced-yawning/328881/2 "2005-11-01T16:38:27Z")

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You know how yawns can be contagious?

I read this thread and let out a whopper. If I were fully awake, I would have recorded it for you.

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**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voiced-yawning/328881/3 "2005-11-01T19:29:47Z")

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I make a sound when I’m yawning. I really don’t know why. I remember a teacher getting after me in high school once because I wasn’t being quiet in class, but I was only yawning.

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**Author:** ![cowgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voiced-yawning/328881/4 "2005-11-01T19:41:22Z")

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> [@CynicalGabe](#):
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> You know how yawns can be contagious?

Indeed.

If you can read this thread without yawning, I’d be interested in knowing. I’ve yawned twice so far.

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**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voiced-yawning/328881/5 "2005-11-01T19:55:37Z")

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I yawned once. Seems even _reading_ about yawning is contagious

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**Author:** ![lizardling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lizardling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizardling)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voiced-yawning/328881/6 "2005-11-01T21:19:46Z")

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I didn’t.

And yes, that voiced yawning can be kind of noticeable. I have a friend who compares her yawning to Chewie.

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**Author:** ![cowgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voiced-yawning/328881/7 "2005-11-01T21:29:23Z")

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Voicing it makes it more satisfying. It’s like adding a sigh to your yawn, and there’s something quite satisfying about a good sigh.

I only sigh or yawn-sigh when nobody is around, it can be kind of a weird noise to hear.

_yawns silently_

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**Author:** ![Gymnopithys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voiced-yawning/328881/8 "2005-11-02T10:46:29Z")

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> [@cowgirl](#):
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> Indeed.  
> If you can read this thread without yawning, I’d be interested in knowing. I’ve yawned twice so far.

Shoot. I expected this ! 😛

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**Author:** ![Gymnopithys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voiced-yawning/328881/9 "2005-11-02T10:55:22Z")

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Hey! Don’t you underestimate the evolutionary significance of yawning. Loud-yawners have an edge over silent yawners. They’ll outlast them in this struggle for survival (they show their teeth) :rolleyes: