bâillant
-yawning
Present participle of bâiller.

bâiller

Je me suis rebellée en restant en chemise de nuit et en bâillant.
We were working on the fourth movement.
« Je me couche toujours très tôt », dit ma grand-mère en bâillant.
"I always go to bed very early," said my grandmother and she yawned.
« C'est le film le plus ennuyeux que j'aie jamais vu », dit Carlos en bâillant.
"This is the most boring movie I've ever seen," said Carlos with a yawn.
« Je n'ai pu dormir que trois heures la nuit dernière », dit Ofelia en bâillant.
"I was only able to get three hours of sleep last night," said Ofelia with a yawn.
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