English Dictionary

jaw

/d͡ʒɔː/

verb

(transitive) To assail or abuse by scolding. / (intransitive) To scold; to clamor. / (intransitive, informal) To talk; to converse.

She jawed at him for coming home late.

意味（1）

(transitive) To assail or abuse by scolding.

He built the Summit, so as to have no neighbours. And Lady Warren couldn't abide It. She was always jawing him about it, and they had one awful quarrel, in his study.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To scold; to clamor.

[…] he waked him, which put him in a main high passion, and he swore woundily at the lieutenant, and called him lousy Scotch son of a whore […] , and swab, and lubber, whereby the lieutenant returned the salute, and they jawed together fore and aft a good spell, till at last the captain turned out, and, laying hold of a rattan, came athwart Mr. Bowling's quarter: whereby he told the captain that, if he was not his commander, he would heave him overboard […]

意味（3）

(intransitive, informal) To talk; to converse.

Today the beastly boat is level at last and the sun’s out and we have all been jawing about what to do.

意味（4）

(snooker, transitive, intransitive) (of a ball) To stick in the jaws of a pocket.