Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to jaw-jaw
Participle: jaw-jawed
Gerund: jaw-jawing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | jaw-jaw |
| you | jaw-jaw |
| he;she;it | jaw-jaws |
| we | jaw-jaw |
| you | jaw-jaw |
| they | jaw-jaw |
Perfect
| I | have jaw-jawed |
| you | have jaw-jawed |
| he;she;it | has jaw-jawed |
| we | have jaw-jawed |
| you | have jaw-jawed |
| they | have jaw-jawed |
Past
| I | jaw-jawed |
| you | jaw-jawed |
| he;she;it | jaw-jawed |
| we | jaw-jawed |
| you | jaw-jawed |
| they | jaw-jawed |
Pluperfect
| I | had jaw-jawed |
| you | had jaw-jawed |
| he;she;it | had jaw-jawed |
| we | had jaw-jawed |
| you | had jaw-jawed |
| they | had jaw-jawed |
Future
| I | will jaw-jaw |
| you | will jaw-jaw |
| he;she;it | will jaw-jaw |
| we | will jaw-jaw |
| you | will jaw-jaw |
| they | will jaw-jaw |
Future Perfect
| I | will have jaw-jawed |
| you | will have jaw-jawed |
| he;she;it | will have jaw-jawed |
| we | will have jaw-jawed |
| you | will have jaw-jawed |
| they | will have jaw-jawed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | jaw-jaw |
| you | jaw-jaw |
| he;she;it | jaw-jaw |
| we | jaw-jaw |
| you | jaw-jaw |
| they | jaw-jaw |
Perfect
| I | have jaw-jawed |
| you | have jaw-jawed |
| he;she;it | have jaw-jawed |
| we | have jaw-jawed |
| you | have jaw-jawed |
| they | have jaw-jawed |
Imperfect
| I | jaw-jawed |
| you | jaw-jawed |
| he;she;it | jaw-jawed |
| we | jaw-jawed |
| you | jaw-jawed |
| they | jaw-jawed |
Pluperfect
| I | had jaw-jawed |
| you | had jaw-jawed |
| he;she;it | had jaw-jawed |
| we | had jaw-jawed |
| you | had jaw-jawed |
| they | had jaw-jawed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would jaw-jaw |
| you | would jaw-jaw |
| he;she;it | would jaw-jaw |
| we | would jaw-jaw |
| you | would jaw-jaw |
| they | would jaw-jaw |
Perfect
| I | would have jaw-jawed |
| you | would have jaw-jawed |
| he;she;it | would have jaw-jawed |
| we | would have jaw-jawed |
| you | would have jaw-jawed |
| they | would have jaw-jawed |
Imperative
| you | jaw-jaw |
| we | Let's jaw-jaw |
| you | jaw-jaw |
Verbs conjugated like 'jaw-jaw'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'jaw-jaw'
yaw-haw,
hawhaw,
pawaw,
ram-jam,
adaw,
ajar,
aww,
banjax,
baww,
car-jack,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Reduplication of jaw.
Sample Sentences
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The EEC and America jaw-jawed their way to the brink of an all-out war over limiting European steel exports to the United States. [1982, Economist, volume 285:]
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...in certain contexts extensive and prolonged jaw-jawing — in the form of treaty-making — can serve to inhibit the resort to war. [1986, David Sanders, Lawmaking and co-operation in international politics:]
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We might have five of us jaw-jawing. You don't have that any more. I hate to lose that; it was a great joy in my life. [1995, Lorraine Garkovich, Janet L Bokemeier, Barbara Foote, Harvest of hope: family farming/farming families:]