jawbone
jawbone · jawbones · jawboned · jawboning
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To talk persistently in an attempt to persuade somebody to cooperateTo talk persistently in an attempt to persuade somebody to cooperate.
US/dʒˈɔbˌoʊn/
» Enough jawboning! Why can't politicians just be honest?
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2 senses(ambitransitive)To talk persistently in an attempt to persuade somebody to cooperate.
(transitive)(especially of regulatory agencies) To try to persuade (someone) through implied threats of punitive action, such as tighter regulatory control.
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More definitions
- talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
Examples
1 sentencesEnough jawboning! Why can't politicians just be honest?
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
to persuade:
Origin
From Middle English jawe bone, a partial calque of earlier Middle English chawlbone, chawyFrom Middle English jawe bone, a partial calque of earlier Middle English chawlbone, chawylbon, chavylbone, chawle boon, chavyl bon (“jaw bone”, literally “chavel bone”), see chavel-bone; equivalent to jaw + bone.
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Forms
jawbones, jawboning, jawboned, jawbonedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedjawboning
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle