jawed

SayJAWDUS/ˈd͡ʒɔd/UK/ˈd͡ʒɔːd/

3 meanings of jawed

1
adjective
Having jaws, the bony parts of the mouth used to bite and chew.
Like the difference between an animal that can bite down and one that can only suck water in.
Jawed fish appeared hundreds of millions of years ago.
Most jawed animals can grab and tear their food.
Oppositejawless
2
adjectivein compounds
Having a jaw of a certain shape, size, or kind.
He was a heavily jawed man with a fierce stare.
The actor's square-jawed face suited the role of a soldier.
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3
verb
Past tense and past participle of jaw. Use it when the chatting or talking already happened.
They jawed about the weather for nearly an hour.
The neighbors jawed over the fence all afternoon.
Note

jawed is a form of jaw

jaw, verb: To talk in a friendly, relaxed way, often for a long time. Full entry

Forms: jawjaws he/she/itjawing -ing formjawed past tense, past participle
Spelling: jaw → jawed: add -ed
Sound: The ending sounds like /d/.

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Origin

It comes from the word "jaw" plus the ending "-ed".