jaw, v.
(jawed, jawing, jaws)
freq. cnt. 2
(jawed, jawing, jaws)
freq. cnt. 2
talk incessantly and tiresomely
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
jaw rattle on yack yack away yap away
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Sam wants to %s with Sue
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talk socially without exchanging too much information
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
chaffer chat chatter chew the fat chit-chat chitchat claver confab confabulate gossip jaw natter shoot the breeze visit
sample sentences
"the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"verb frames
Somebody ----sSam and Sue %s
Sam wants to %s with Sue
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Sam wants to %s with Sue
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derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
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hyponym
censure severely or angrily
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
bawl out berate call down call on the carpet chew out chew up chide dress down have words jaw lambast lambaste lecture rag rebuke remonstrate reprimand scold take to task trounce
sample sentences
"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car""The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"
"The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomebody ----s PP
Sam cannot %s Sue
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Sam cannot %s Sue
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Sam cannot %s Sue
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Sam cannot %s Sue
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Sam cannot %s Sue
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Sam cannot %s Sue
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Sam cannot %s Sue
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10
chew jaw manducate masticate
sample sentences
"He jawed his bubble gum""Chew your food and don't swallow it!"
"The cows were masticating the grass"
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym