Jaw (Verb)
Meaning 1
Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Synonyms
- Trounce
- Have Words
- Call On The Carpet
- Lecture
- Call Down
- Chide
- Dress Down
- Lambaste
- Chew Out
- Rebuke
- Rag
- Bawl Out
- Chew Up
- Scold
- Berate
- Lambast
- Take To Task
- Reprimand
- Remonstrate
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Meaning 2
Talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- They stood on the porch, jawing with the neighbors for hours about nothing in particular.
- The two friends continued to jaw while strolling through the city streets on their day off.
- At the local diner, the old-timers loved to jaw about their past adventures.
- Instead of working, the coworkers spent most of the day jawing about their favorite sports teams.
- The two businessmen sat in the hotel lobby, jawing with each other to avoid discussing the real reason for their meeting.
Synonyms
- Natter
- Gossip
- Shoot The Breeze
- Chew The Fat
- Chit-chat
- Claver
- Chitchat
- Visit
- Confabulate
- Chatter
- Chaffer
- Chat
- Confab
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Meaning 3
Talk incessantly and tiresomely.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 4
Chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.