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plural of jaw
Synonyms of jaws
(Entry 1 of 2)
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
Synonyms for jaws
- backchat,
- cackle,
- causeries,
- chats,
- chatter,
- chin music,
- chin-wag
- [slang],
- chitchats,
- confabs,
- confabulations,
- gab,
- gabfests,
- gossip,
- jangle,
- natters
- [chiefly British],
- palavers,
- patter,
- raps,
- schmoozes,
- small talk,
- table talk,
- talks,
- tête-à-têtes
Words Related to jaws
- colloquies,
- conferences,
- discourses,
- parleys,
- symposia
- (or symposiums)
- debates,
- dialogues
- (also dialogs),
- exchanges,
- give-and-takes
jaws
verb
present tense third-person singular of jaw
Synonyms & Antonyms of jaws (Entry 2 of 2)
1
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
Synonyms for jaws
Words Related to jaws
- abuses,
- assails,
- attacks,
- bad-mouths,
- blames,
- blasts,
- censures,
- condemns,
- criticizes,
- crucifies,
- denounces,
- disses
- [slang],
- excoriates,
- faults,
- harangues,
- knocks,
- laces (into),
- lashes,
- pans,
- reprehends,
- reviles,
- scourges,
- slams,
- vituperates
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Near Antonyms for jaws
2
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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“Jaws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaws. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
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