jawbone
verb C2- To talk persistently in an attempt to persuade somebody to cooperate.
- (especially of regulatory agencies) To try to persuade (someone) through implied threats of punitive action, such as tighter regulatory control.
He/she/it jawbones · Past jawboned · Past participle jawboned · -ing form jawboning
Verb forms
- Base form
- jawbone
- He/she/it
- jawbones
- Past
- jawboned
- Past participle
- jawboned
- -ing form
- jawboning
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