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jawing

/ˈdʒɔːɪŋ/

Translations

jawingnoun

jawings

болтовня

Their jawing kept everyone entertained during the long trip.

Их болтовня развлекала всех во время долгой поездки.

Synonyms

jawingadjective

/ˈdʒɔːɪŋ/

/ˈdʒɔɪŋ/

Used attributively before nouns, e.g. "jawing match"

Synonyms

jawverb

jawing

Gerund

jawed

Past Simple

jawed

Past Participle

jawing

Gerund

/dʒɔː/

ругать

The coach would jaw the players after a poor performance.

Тренер ругал игроков после плохого выступления.

болтать

They would jaw for hours about their favorite books.

Они могли болтать часами о своих любимых книгах.

Additional translations

Synonyms

chew the fat

shoot the breeze

Definitions

jawingnoun

The act of talking or chatting, especially in a casual or prolonged manner.

The two friends spent the afternoon jawing about their favorite sports teams.

jawingadjective

Characterized by prolonged or argumentative talking; involving much chatter.

The players got into a jawing contest on the sidelines.

jawverb

To talk or chat, especially in a prolonged or tedious manner.

They sat on the porch and jawed about the old days for hours.

To scold or criticize someone in a nagging or persistent manner.

She jawed him for not cleaning up his room.