jaws 1 of 2

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
  • Quartz’s Rocio Fabbro runs down Powell’s limited chatter about it.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Around 9:15, someone turned up the volume and Rachel Maddow’s voice rose above the chatter, warning that results would be coming in all night.
    Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of chatter
Noun
  • Wednesday's cartoons - table talk, tricks not treats, and more Newsletter sign up By The Week US published 3 hours ago Subscribe to The Week Escape your echo chamber.
    The Week US, theweek, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Enjoy a table talk with fathers, in partnership with the Black Child Development Institute, United Way of Greater Cincinnati, and DJ Dough.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2024
Definition of table talk
Noun
  • The idea of enjoying the holiday outside, instead of spending it indoors cooking and making small talk with distant relatives, sounded appealing.
    Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Matching on an app and exchanging small talk indefinitely won’t push you across that threshold.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of small talk
Noun
  • These are recipes where modernity jangles with the delicious rhythms of the past.
    Scott Hocker, theweek, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The Lemonheads are an apt comparison—there’s a lot of that grungy 90’s jangle in the Tossing Seed sound.
    Keegan Bradford, SPIN, 25 July 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
  • Most of the cast rises to meet the quality of his inimitable patter, particularly in the cases of Stiller, Claudia Schiffer, and Joe Pantoliano, upon whose backs the core mystery hinges.
    Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
  • But at times, there’s a defensive, slightly cruel streak to his patter that can eclipse his better angels (of which there are many) and test the goodwill of those around him.
    Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of patter
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