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noun

Definition of jawsnext
plural of jaw
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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jaws

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verb

present tense third-person singular of jaw
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
  1. chatter
  2. table talk
  3. small talk
  4. jangle
  5. gab
  6. chin music
  7. patter
Noun
  • The vibe of the evening is a slow crescendo, our chatter building to the point where three or four of us are simultaneously talking into our phones and thrusting them in front of one another, all with a remarkable sense of good cheer.
    Joe Ray, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The world is filled with chatter about whether AI can fulfill its promise in delivering ROI to the enterprise.
    R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of chatter
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of table talk
Noun
  • Officers who were staging for the undercover operation reported that Schoonover engaged in small talk with them with before entering a room at the hotel.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Sometimes the cars stacked up as people made small talk with her at the drive-through window.
    John Branch, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of small talk
Noun
  • 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
  • These are recipes where modernity jangles with the delicious rhythms of the past.
    Scott Hocker, theweek, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of jangle
Noun
  • As Eden gabs, the pair inch across and climb over rows in search of maximum comfort and no moisture.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Writers tend to have a gift for writing but not for gab.
    Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024
Definition of gab
Noun
  • 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
  • And many of our plants leaned into that chin music to less than stellar results.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 7 Apr. 2023
Definition of chin music
Noun
  • This isn’t the pitter patter of little feet I was promised.
    Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Then the vice president enters amid a rain-like patter of footfalls, and the energy in the room changes.
    Nathan Heller, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of patter
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