jaw-jaw

jaw-jaw verb: to talk at length; to chatter or jabber.

Verb

jaw-jaw (third-person singular simple present jaw-jaws, present participle jaw-jawing, simple past and past participle jaw-jawed)

(slang) To talk at length; to chatter or jabber.
- The EEC and America jaw-jawed their way to the brink of an all-out war over limiting European steel exports to the United States.1982, Economist, volume 285
- ...in certain contexts extensive and prolonged jaw-jawing — in the form of treaty-making — can serve to inhibit the resort to war.1986, David Sanders, Lawmaking and co-operation in international politics

jaw-jaw (uncountable)

(slang) Chatter; worthless talk.
- attributed to Winston Churchill
  Jaw-jaw is better than war-war.
- After all that jaw-jaw, Shcharansky is currently in an extremely cramped jail cell […]1986, George F. Will, The Morning After: American Successes and Excesses, 1981-1986 (page 323)

দীর্ঘক্ষণ কথা বলা, বকবক করা, বকবক, নিরর্থক কথা

third-person singular present	jaw-jaws
present participle	jaw-jawing
past participle	jaw-jawed
past	jaw-jawed

Reduplication of jaw.

What does jaw-jaw mean?: Jaw-jaw means to talk at length; to chatter or jabber.
What is jaw-jaw in Bengali?: Jaw-jaw in Bengali is দীর্ঘক্ষণ কথা বলা, বকবক করা, বকবক. See Jaw-jaw meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is jaw-jaw?: Jaw-jaw can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of jaw-jaw?: The past tense of jaw-jaw is jaw-jawed.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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