jawing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb talk socially without exchanging too much information
    shoot the breeze; chit-chat; chew the fat; confab; chitchat; jaw; claver; visit; chaffer; chat; natter; gossip; chatter; confabulate.
    • the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
  2. verb talk incessantly and tiresomely
    yack; jaw; yap away; yack away; rattle on.
  3. verb chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
    chew; masticate; manducate; jaw.
    • He jawed his bubble gum
    • Chew your food and don't swallow it!
    • The cows were masticating the grass
  4. verb censure severely or angrily
    call on the carpet; rag; dress down; remonstrate; chew out; take to task; call down; jaw; lambast; trounce; scold; chide; berate; chew up; have words; rebuke; reprimand; reproof; lecture; bawl out; lambaste.
    • The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
    • The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
    • The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup

WordNet


Jaw"ing noun
Definitions
  1. Scolding; clamorous or abusive talk. Slang H. Kingsley.

Webster 1913