holding one's jaw
holding one's jaw is the present participle and gerund of hold one's jaw.
Meaning of hold one's jaw
Verb
hold one's jaw (third-person singular simple present holds one's jaw, present participle holding one's jaw, simple past and past participle held one's jaw)
- To refrain from talking, to hold one's tongue, to be quiet.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, jaw.
Questions about holding one's jaw
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- Holding one's jaw is the present participle and gerund of hold one's jaw.
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