Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hold one's jaw

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables
hold one's -jaw
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To refrain from talking, to hold one's tongue, to be quiet.

Obsolete

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, jaw.

Usage

Inflected Forms

holds one's jaw (present, singular) holding one's jaw (participle, present) held one's jaw (participle, past) held one's jaw (past)

Questions

What does hold one's jaw mean?
To refrain from talking, to hold one's tongue, to be quiet.

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