Synonyms of JAWING

verb

1. talk socially without exchanging too much information

   • CHAT9
   • CONFABULATE18
   • CONFAB13
   • CHITCHAT18
   • CHATTER12
   • CHAFFER18
   • NATTER6
   • GOSSIP9
   • JAW13
   • CLAVER11
   • VISIT8

   Also: chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chit-chat.

2. talk incessantly and tiresomely

   • YACK13
   • JAW13

   Also: yack away, rattle on, yap away.

3. chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

   • CHEW12
   • MASTICATE13
   • MANDUCATE14
   • JAW13

4. censure severely or angrily

   • REBUKE12
   • RAG4
   • TROUNCE9
   • REPROOF12
   • LECTURE9
   • REPRIMAND14
   • JAW13
   • SCOLD8
   • CHIDE11
   • BERATE8
   • REMONSTRATE13
   • LAMBASTE12
   • LAMBAST11

   Also: call on the carpet, take to task, dress down, call down, bawl out, chew out, chew up, have words.