jawing 1 of 2

present participle of jaw
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jawing

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noun

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Recent Examples of jawing
Verb
Meanwhile, there was an undercurrent of malevolence coming from the Sabres’ Mason Geertsen (6-foot-5, 231 pounds), who got into a couple of jawing matches with 6-foot-7, 255-pound Nikita Zadorov, but nothing came of it. Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025 Despite some discouraging downward trends, all the prefatory jawing could go a long way toward siphoning off a fair number of viewers who might otherwise be locked in on the NFL. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025 All of the jawing between the two teams resulted in Jimmy and Jey challenging Reed and Breakker to a tag team match for Wrestlepalooza. Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025 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
And Travis Kelce and Reid were jawing at each other again. The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025 Horn has never been shy about jawing at his offensive teammates in practice. Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025 The two seemingly began jawing at each other as players huddled up. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jawing
Verb
  • Like an impatient parent scolding their toddler, Frankenstein grows frustrated with his monster’s limited capacity for speech.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Rodgers stayed down for a moment before getting to his feet and giving a quick two-handed push to Jones’ chest while scolding him.
    Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While chatting about Leila’s wedding plans on Live with Kelly and Mark, the Sisters Loved and Treasured author, 65, revealed that her daughter, 26, plans to wed her fiancé Sylvain Gricourt in two separate ceremonies.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Video shared on social media showed Bell smiling, chatting with fans and taking photos.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 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
  • Since exiting Dries Van Noten a few years ago, Scallon has been working as an independent consultant and mentor in fashion communications strategy, also lecturing occasionally and sharing his views about creative content on podcasts.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The same woman Don had been lecturing about beer.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • During those visits, Ray and Alex took an interest in dance — getting up onstage with the park’s performers and talking with them after the shows.
    Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Toddlers and babies especially might especially appreciate a break from their constricting seat, and a change in scenery, by talking a walk up and down the aisles with mom or dad.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When conversation veers into controversial territory, Gott suggests redirecting rather than reprimanding.
    Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
  • To this end, Cucinelli urged the independent players to tap into the online commerce without betraying their identity of exclusivity and desirability, subtly reprimanding those who embraced the gray market outright.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sitting with Williams now in meetings, conversing with him over text and stopping him for advice sometimes in the hallways, players are learning from his humanity.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The brain’s circuits are all built from a mixture of inhibitory and excitatory cells conversing in diverse ways.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There has been chatter that the Tigers would force Kelly to make staffing changes if the team continued to struggle, especially on offense.
    Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Does the subconscious chatter feel louder than usual?
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Jawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jawing. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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