jawboned; jawboning; jawbones
: to speak forcefully and persuasively to
jawboned them into accepting the deal
: to talk especially forcefully and persuasively
jawboning about the tax cuts
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Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 16 Jan. 2025
By 2023, the sideburns are gone, and Guthrie’s cheeks are clean-shaven down to his jawbone.
—Rachel Clarke, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024
Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
But Trump must now spend most of his time jawboning GOP senators to back his nominees.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The base of the tooth is called the root, which extends into the jawbone and is surrounded by gum tissue.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 16 Jan. 2025
By 2023, the sideburns are gone, and Guthrie’s cheeks are clean-shaven down to his jawbone.
—Rachel Clarke, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024
Verb
For one thing, Congress just showed the power of jawboning academic leaders into cleaning up their act.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
But Trump must now spend most of his time jawboning GOP senators to back his nominees.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Jawbone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jawbone. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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jawbone
noun
jaw·bone
ˈjȯ-ˈbōn, -ˌbōn 
: jaw sense 1
especially
: mandible
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