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jawing down

jawing down is the present participle and gerund of jaw down.

Meaning of jaw down

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To condescend to (someone) loquaciously; to speak to someone in a forceful, insulting, bossy or aggressive way; to wear down by talking.

Questions about jawing down

What is jawing down the present participle and gerund of?
Jawing down is the present participle and gerund of jaw down.

Words near jawing down in the dictionary

  1. jawhole
  2. jawholes
  3. Jawi
  4. jawing
  5. jawing away
  6. jawing down
  7. jawings
  8. Jawjah
  9. Jawjuh
  10. jawjutting
  11. jawl

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