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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 combat is usually riddled with party chatter and characters shouting their special moves, which creates a high-energy crescendo of sights and sounds when paired with the excellent battle music.
    — PCMAG, PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
  • This set off some table-wide chatter about the most recent World Series, which the Yankees lost to the Dodgers in somewhat humiliating fashion, capped off by a disastrous error-riddled inning that saw a five-run lead evaporate in the decisive Game 5.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
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
  • Is even the smallest of small talk fraught with deception?
    — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The goal isn’t about accurate information (e.g., making small talk, avoiding awkwardness, telling jokes).
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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
  • The first without the second risks turning the board into a gab session of conceptual ideas that never gain traction.
    — Doug Sundheim, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • 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
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
  • Both fall for her effortless sales patter, as anyone would.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2025
  • More patter, more essential New Orleans, but still no Taylor Swift.
    — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of patter
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