jaw
/d͡ʒɔ/ verb C2- To assail or abuse by scolding.
- To scold; to clamor.
- To talk; to converse.
- (of a ball) To stick in the jaws of a pocket.
He/she/it jaws · Past jawed · Past participle jawed · -ing form jawing
Verb forms
- Base form
- jaw
- He/she/it
- jaws
- Past
- jawed
- Past participle
- jawed
- -ing form
- jawing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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And the muscular strength, which it gave to my jaw,
The light showed a pale, square-jawed face with keen eyes, and a little white scar near his right eyebrow.
“Little Brother,” said he, “feel under my jaw.”
These tears ran slowly down his face and over the hinges of his jaw, and there they rusted.
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