jawboned; jawboning; jawbones
: to speak forcefully and persuasively to
jawboned them into accepting the deal
: to talk especially forcefully and persuasively
jawboning about the tax cuts
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Noun
The force of the blow dislocated Sanchez’s jaw, permanently damaging both her temporomandibular joints, which connect the jawbone to the skull.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026
The newest star among young men online is Clavicular, a 20-year-old looksmaxxing influencer who teaches his followers to smash their jawbones with a hammer and openly promotes meth.
—Ariel David, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
President Donald Trump spent the weekend trying to jawbone credit card companies into capping interest rates at 10 percent.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2026
Their jawboning punctuates the stillnesses in the forest.
—Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Jawbone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jawbone. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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jawbone
noun
jaw·bone
ˈjȯ-ˈbōn, -ˌbōn 
: jaw sense 1
especially
: mandible
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