jawing 1 of 2

present participle of jaw
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jawing

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noun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of jawing
Verb
Broncos Keidron Smith and Levelle Bailey were in the mix, and Nik Bonitto joined the jawing despite not being in pads. Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
The two seemingly began jawing at each other as players huddled up. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Jered Weaver’s jawing with Guillén after a bat flip in 2011. Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jawing
Verb
  • The unusual love story began when Wika started chatting with Kasper, an AI designed to simulate human conversation and companionship.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Ratajkowski appeared in the background of one photo, seemingly chatting with Butler.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But ultimately, it's created a lot of yammering and once everyone went to video and once old school mainstream show business started to collapse in on itself, people were really able through bubbles and tribalization, able to build their own show business empires.
    H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Faculty across the state rebuked it as an infringement on academic freedom and warned of a mass chilling effect on free speech and lecturing on divisive topics.
    Cate Charron, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Leaders listen instead of lecturing.
    W. Jeff Williams, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Most of the clientele were families of Asian tourists, talking neither to us nor among themselves.
    Joe Joyce, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Then a production assistant — a famously low-paying, entry-level job on film and TV sets — McGuirk happened to be near the camera operator, who was talking on the phone, when a colleague radioed to ask him to attend a rehearsal.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Upon conversing with generative AI, the AI might agree with them that their suspicions are probably correct.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • McLaren and her team work on residential and commercial projects nationwide, incorporating an artful blend of styles and plenty of surprising details, from bold wall conversing to unexpected color palettes.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Two types of story dominated the chatter in the newsroom this week.
    Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Read the Room While everyone’s all for friendly chatter before the game or between plays, once the ball’s in the air, many folks will want to focus all attention on what’s happening on screen.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • New York City Mayor Eric Adams has peppered his reelection campaign with AI photos and videos criticizing his opponents, in some of the first indications of how the technology will be integrated into politics.
    Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • It's believed that Sczczerek chose to share the statement from his business' social media account after the company was flooded with negative reviews criticizing his behavior.
    Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And given that these are not professional actors, or even (in most cases) people who aspire to be, LaBeouf’s words to them, full of deadly serious jabber about empathy and ego, are pumped up with an intensity that feels overdone and inappropriate.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 May 2025
  • Worse, such jabber crowds out essential coverage of genuine threats to democracy and the visions of the two parties.
    Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 16 July 2024

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“Jawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jawing. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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