as in talks
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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1
as in scolds
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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2
as in chats
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 Synonyms for jaws
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Related Articles Over the weekend, there was a lot of online chatter about Elliott either closing his business or selling it to Authentic Brands Group.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025 -
The last week has been a lot of chatter on the matter.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
7 Apr. 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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Having boring small talk with each other for the rest of our lives?—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Their small talk is perfectly natural, philosophical and hilarious.—
Alexandra Jacobs,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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This Christmas Time Tour is, obviously, constructed around Carey’s commandeering of the holiday thanks to a sweet jangle of an anthem.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
2 Dec. 2024
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These are recipes where modernity jangles with the delicious rhythms of the past.—
Scott Hocker,
theweek,
27 Sep. 2024
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And as the resident gossip expert, no one is more equipped to handle the trickiest aspects of gab, even when gossip just might be the villain of the story.—
Kelsey McKinney,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2025
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As Margot departs, Jim turns his attention back to Jenni and gabs about a former coworker named Dave, who recently lost 100 pounds.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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But during his acceptance speech for the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award, Jay-Z took the opportunity to throw some chin music at the Recording Academy.—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
5 Feb. 2024
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And many of our plants leaned into that chin music to less than stellar results.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Apr. 2023
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Amazon has draft stoppers in different colors and patters.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
20 Sep. 2024
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Both fall for her effortless sales patter, as anyone would.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Jaws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaws. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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