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jawl

jawl verb: to talk noisily, prate loudly. Also the alternative form of jol.

Verb

jawl (third-person singular simple present jawls, present participle jawling, simple past and past participle jawled)

  1. (Scotland) To talk noisily, prate loudly.

Also used as

jawl is also the alternative form of jol.

Forms of jawl

Verb
third-person singular presentjawls
present participlejawling
past participlejawled
pastjawled
Noun
pluraljawls

Origin of jawl

From Middle English chaulen, chavelen (“to indulge in idle talk, jabber”), from chavel (“jaw”).

Words formed from jawl

Questions about jawl

What does jawl mean?
Jawl means to talk noisily, prate loudly.
What part of speech is jawl?
Jawl is a verb.
What is the past tense of jawl?
The past tense of jawl is jawled.

Words near jawl in the dictionary

  1. jawing down
  2. jawings
  3. Jawjah
  4. Jawjuh
  5. jawjutting
  6. jawl
  7. jawled
  8. jawler
  9. jawlers
  10. jawless
  11. jawlessness

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