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gets wind in one's jaws

gets wind in one's jaws is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get wind in one's jaws.

Meaning of get wind in one's jaws

Verb

get wind in one's jaws (third-person singular simple present gets wind in one's jaws, present participle getting wind in one's jaws, simple past got wind in one's jaws, past participle got wind in one's jaws or gotten wind in one's jaws)

  1. (Southern, US, idiomatic, informal) To have too much to say; talk too much; run at the mouth; to speak one's mind or voice one's opinion about a matter; blabber
    • And anytime you got wind in your jaw you were automatically fired.1979, The Albemarle Monthly - Volume 3, Issues 1-3, page 49

Questions about gets wind in one's jaws

What is gets wind in one's jaws the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets wind in one's jaws is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get wind in one's jaws.

Words near gets wind in one's jaws in the dictionary

  1. gets well
  2. gets wet
  3. gets what one asked for
  4. gets what's coming to one
  5. gets wind
  6. gets wind in one's jaws
  7. gets wind of
  8. gets wise
  9. gets with
  10. gets with child
  11. gets with it

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