jawboning
1
8.2
- noun
- /ˈdʒɔːboʊnɪŋ/
- Informal
:
charlas persuasivas
- The politician's jawboning at the town hall meeting engaged the audience and encouraged lively discussions.
Examples
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His jawboning about the project lasted for hours.
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They spent the afternoon jawboning about old times and catching up on each other's lives.
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After the meeting, some light jawboning helped break the ice among the new team members.
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The coach enjoyed some jawboning with reporters after the big game.
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They had a long jawboning session over dinner.
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After hours of jawboning over coffee, they reached a mutual agreement on the project.
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During the long flight, the passengers enjoyed jawboning about their travel experiences and sharing funny stories.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A talk between two or more people to share news and ideas
947
1.0
A discussion where people share ideas or feelings
504
1.0
An activity of sharing ideas or information by speaking to someone
65
2.1
Polite short talk about simple topics like the weather
28
2.0
Friendly, light talk about unimportant things
12
7.1
A short friendly talk between people
5
8.9
A short informal private talk between people
4
8.7
A friendly informal talk to make people like you and build contacts
1
2.8
Light joking talk that makes people laugh and feel welcome
1
2.3
A short informal talk to share or clear up something
1
8.4
A friendly relaxed chat between people, often over coffee
1
9.5
Light talk between people with little meaning
An informal friendly chat to make a useful connection
A short friendly chat that helps people relax
A friendly informal chat between people who know each other
Light informal chat between people to enjoy themselves
A friendly informal talk about unimportant things
Light friendly talk about small unimportant things, often gossip
A friendly, informal talk about personal news
How Casual
- Informal
9
4.6
- Informal
312
1.0
- Informal
1
8.2
∞
1.0
∞
1.4
- Formal
∞
1.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Jawboning comes from jaw, the part of the face, and jawbone, a word people used for 'talk' or 'chat', so you can remember it by the image of moving your jaw while you speak. So, jawboning means a friendly, long talk or light conversation to catch up.