maw
noun
\
Definition of maw
Examples of maw in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
After a summer stuffing her maw with salmon that were hers and hers alone, Beadnose has the blubber to show for it. — Karin Brulliard, The Seattle Times, "America’s fattest bear has now been crowned," 9 Oct. 2018 The whirlpool shrank and then disappeared as the lake level lowered, but not before its ominous brown maw made screens and newspapers all over the world. — Ken Jennings, Condé Nast Traveler, "This Texas Lake Developed a Boat-Swallowing Whirlpool," 3 Sep. 2018 Females bear striking blue orbs that dangle above their heads like neon fishing rods, bright enough to lure prey up to twice their size into their toothy maws. — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian, "Why Bioluminescence Evolved to Be Red Light, and Blue," 26 June 2018 With a gaping maw and uneven, jagged teeth, its appearance is the stuff of nightmares. — Washington Post, "Ugly delicacy? Industry touts weird looking Monkfish," 1 Mar. 2018 The Alfa badge and its potential meanings of a serpent eating a human or a man being reborn from its maw keep one guessing. — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, "What's it like to drive a historic Italian roadster? We find out," 8 June 2018 That was just to escape the maw and has nothing to do with the ship being fast in general or about navigating a course in the shortest possible distance. — Dan Gvozden, The Hollywood Reporter, "74 'Star Wars' Questions 'Solo' Insisted on Answering," 1 June 2018 Cars, swallowed whole, have sunk into gaping maws as if on a disaster movie set. — Howard Cohen, miamiherald, "'Sinkhole fiasco' plagues Florida neighborhood, as a dozen holes open in the ground | Miami Herald," 2 May 2018 Height And now, my last piece of good advice: Never make a sandwich whose height exceeds the diameter of your yawning maw. — James P. Dewan, chicagotribune.com, "Does your sandwich pass the eatability test?," 18 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'maw.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for maw
maw
noun
English Language Learners Definition of maw
: the mouth, jaws, or throat of an animal
See the full definition for maw in the English Language Learners Dictionary
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on maw
What made you want to look up maw? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Find the Cousins
-
- Which pair shares a common word ancestor?
Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question challenge!
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
Share maw
Resources for maw