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getting wind in one's jaws

getting wind in one's jaws is the present participle and gerund 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 getting wind in one's jaws

What is getting wind in one's jaws the present participle and gerund of?
Getting wind in one's jaws is the present participle and gerund of get wind in one's jaws.

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

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

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