Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jawing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
jaw-ing
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of jaw

noun

Worthless talk; blather.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A scolding.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

jawings (plural)

Synonyms

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Questions

What does jawing mean?
present participle and gerund of jaw

How to pronounce jawing

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