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Jawing \Jaw"ing\, n. Scolding; clamorous or abusive talk. [Slang] --H. Kingsley. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

Jaw \Jaw\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Jawing.]

1. To scold; to clamor. [Law] --Smollett. [1913 Webster]

2. To talk idly, long-windedly, or without special purpose. [PJC]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

22 Moby Thesaurus words for "jawing": abuse, assailing, assault, attack, berating, bitter words, blackening, contumely, diatribe, execration, hard words, invective, jeremiad, onslaught, philippic, rating, revilement, screed, tirade, tongue-lashing, vilification, vituperation

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

 

Jaw \Jaw\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Jawing.]

To scold; to clamor. [Law]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Jawing \Jaw"ing\, n. Scolding; clamorous or abusive talk. [Slang] --H. Kingsley.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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