as in chat
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
now that he's retired, he's got all afternoon for a jaw with his friends at the senior center
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as in to scold
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
you don't have to jaw me to death just because I bite my nails
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as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
just a group of girls sitting around the locker room and jawing about the usual stuff
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Recent Examples of jaw
David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
But in fact these dental alveolar syndesmoses (technical speak for the tiny ligamentous joint between the tooth and jaw socket) move all the time.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2025
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
That's how those of us of a certain age with a passing interest in the Pacers remember Benner — in TV clips of the team's longtime media relations director and its all-time great shooting guard jawing through their pregame ritual.
—Eric Larsen, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2024
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Noun
And those who have missed the news tonight, perhaps will wake up in the morning with their jaws on the floor.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
But in fact these dental alveolar syndesmoses (technical speak for the tiny ligamentous joint between the tooth and jaw socket) move all the time.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2025
Verb
He was seen jawing with head coach Tom Thibodeau and Knicks assistant Rick Brunson, Jalen’s father, during an October exhibition game.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
That's how those of us of a certain age with a passing interest in the Pacers remember Benner — in TV clips of the team's longtime media relations director and its all-time great shooting guard jawing through their pregame ritual.
—Eric Larsen, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jaw
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Nearly three months after Drew Barrymore's interview with Martha Stewart went viral after the lifestyle guru playfully pushed away the talk show host during their chat, the 49-year-old actress shared her reaction.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
Fox News,
6 Feb. 2025
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In her chat with PEOPLE, McRae also revealed her beauty routine while on tour.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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At one point, an appalled Robinson came outside to scold her daughter.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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On the other side of the FaceTime call is none other than Set It Off star Vivica Fox, who scolds Glo for sleeping in.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
4 Feb. 2025
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Hanna, who has by this point joined the search efforts, talks to a woman who once dated Amanda’s current boyfriend, Viktor Malm, who had previously been sentenced and given a warning for assault as a teenager.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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Some local speaker will talk on the beauties of Hutchinson as a place to live, a place to trade and a place to visit.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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When the crowd broke into chatter and shocked reactions, Gomez hung her head.—
Kaitlyn Huamani,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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In Lorne Michaels’ world, a little loose chatter goes a long way.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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Schachner playfully lectures Smooth for pulling the blue bandanna off his Team Fluff teammate, Alice.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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The long-standing lament that Latin American conservatives, centrists, and leftists share is that whereas the United States comes to the region to punish and lecture, China comes to trade.—
Will Freeman,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2025
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Reuters reports that the product is finally ready for launch and can converse with users and respond to multiple prompts in a sequence.—
Jibin Joseph,
PCMAG,
6 Feb. 2025
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And there’s Jacinda, the anxious, workaholic partner and mother, whose self-doubt often gets the best of her behind closed doors (at which point Gayford becomes a character too, conversing with her from behind the camera).—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Each monthly box includes three recipe guides, skill lessons, a kitchen tool, a kitchen project, an apron patch, table talk cards, and a grocery list.—
Jessica Booth,
Parents,
16 Dec. 2024
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Almost everything about Thanksgiving, from travel to table talk about politics, has the potential to become fraught.—
Kendra Nordin Beato,
The Christian Science Monitor,
26 Nov. 2024
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Witnesses told investigators that Sanchez had planned to reprimand Jimenez for his allegedly poor work ethic and other faults, according to court filings.—
Gary Klien,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
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In 2011, in the southern city of Daraa, a group of teen-age boys were caught painting anti-government graffiti on a wall, and, rather than simply reprimand them, secret police tortured them to death.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Jaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaw. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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