as in chat
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
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as in to scold
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
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as in to chat
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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Recent Examples of jaw
Marshall Crook, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
Much of the resistance is left to symbiotes released from the lab, which instantly find compatible hosts in the Imperium staffers and occasionally manage to escape the ravenous jaws of the xenophages.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 May 2024
May 23, 2024 Bart earned himself a surprising exit, when he got tossed for jawing at the first-base umpire following a groundout to end the eighth inning, after the Giants had surged ahead 7-6.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
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Noun
Clutching her jaw, Meliski said the water began rising after Chimney Rock had already been doused by an epic rainstorm.
—Marshall Crook, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
Much of the resistance is left to symbiotes released from the lab, which instantly find compatible hosts in the Imperium staffers and occasionally manage to escape the ravenous jaws of the xenophages.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
Verb
At some point, DeJesus ejected López and the two began jawing on the field.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 May 2024
May 23, 2024 Bart earned himself a surprising exit, when he got tossed for jawing at the first-base umpire following a groundout to end the eighth inning, after the Giants had surged ahead 7-6.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
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Kotb said during a chat with the ET reporter on the Halloween set.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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The store has several Instagram group chats filled with hundreds of customers, and those on the scene posted real-time updates to let others know how many items were left.Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Still, watching Hannah scold him about everything, from 401(k)s to boiling water to phone bills, from ordering him to walk a dog that doesn’t belong to him to telling him that riding hotel pool furniture would give her the ick, was painful.Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 31 Oct. 2024
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Dolores returns to scold her grandson for badmouthing her during the show’s Día de los Muertos episode, which airs on NBC on Friday, Oct. 25.Brendan Le, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers talks to his son, Bronny James #9, during a timeout of their preseason game against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on Oct. 18, 2024 in San Francisco.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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After one school announced this week that students who feel too distressed by the presidential election results will be allowed to skip classes, a political scientist has shared tips for talking to kids about election stress.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Quartz’s Rocio Fabbro runs down Powell’s limited chatter about it.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Around 9:15, someone turned up the volume and Rachel Maddow’s voice rose above the chatter, warning that results would be coming in all night.Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
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They even get lectured by parents for breaking rules — but that doesn't stop them from finding a spaceship buried in the nearby woods.Christian Holub, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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The whole thing reads as if it is being delivered by someone looking down over their glasses with their hands on their hips like a parent lecturing a child.Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Footage of a man conversing with his foster dog about the pup not going back to the shelter has melted hearts online.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Lustig presents his slasher, told entirely from the perspective of Frank Zito (Joe Spinell), a killer with a penchant for scalping women and conversing with his mannequins, from a gritty, psychological perspective.Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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Wednesday's cartoons - table talk, tricks not treats, and more Newsletter sign up By The Week US published 3 hours ago Subscribe to The Week Escape your echo chamber.The Week US, theweek, 9 Oct. 2024
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Enjoy a table talk with fathers, in partnership with the Black Child Development Institute, United Way of Greater Cincinnati, and DJ Dough.Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2024
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In the months since, Whitaker has criticized and reprimanded the prosecution over its disorganized handling of the case.Justin Curto, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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Sometimes the moderator might also jump onto that bandwagon and reprimand the missing candidate.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Jaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaw. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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