jawing

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jawing

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of jaw

noun jawings

countable, uncountable Worthless talk; blather. Stop your jawing!
countable, uncountable A scolding. There were jawings, bickerings, heart-burnings.
Similar: berating, dressing down, objurgation, browbeating, chiding, chockling, correption, dirdum, down the banks, going over, jawing, lecture

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@misc{jawing_2026,
  title = {jawing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jawing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}