jaw away

C1 informal inseparable intransitive

In simple words

keep talking and talking

Literal meaning: To move the jaw continuously.

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic informal

rare

To talk continuously, especially in a casual, noisy, or slightly annoying way.

"They sat by the window jawing away for hours."

Grammar: inseparable

Usage notes

Informal and somewhat old-fashioned or regional. Often carries a mildly negative tone.

all day on the phone at each other in the kitchen

Base

jaw away

I/you/we/they

3rd person

jaws away

he/she/it

Past simple

jawed away

yesterday

Past participle

jawed away

have + pp

-ing form

jawing away

continuous

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chat away talk nonstop yap away prattle on go on talking

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