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gotten wind in one's jaws

gotten wind in one's jaws is the past participle 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 gotten wind in one's jaws

What is gotten wind in one's jaws the past participle of?
Gotten wind in one's jaws is the past participle of get wind in one's jaws.

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

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

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