jawing
Going on endlessly
Jawing is informal talk, especially prolonged or idle chatter.
The word suggests conversation that goes on and on: They spent the afternoon jawing on the porch.
It can also mean scolding or lecturing someone at length: The coach was jawing at the referee about the call.
Talking at length casually
- natteringAimless, trivial chatter
- prattlingSpeaking trivially at length
- yappingHigh-pitched repetitive barking
- blatheringTalking foolishly at length
yakking · rambling · shooting the breeze · small talk · chit-chat · schmoozing · chinwagging · going on
Angry verbal dispute
- squabbleTrivial noisy argument
- bickeringPetty verbal sparring
- spatPetty verbal dispute
- wrangleArgue or herd livestock
dispute · altercation · row · tiff · confrontation · disagreement · clash · conflict
Playful, mild ridicule
- ribbingAffectionate verbal teasing
- jestingPlayful, unserious speech
- jokingSaying things in fun
- quippingMaking witty remarks
wisecracks · raillery · badinage · repartee · mockery · leg-pulling · razzing · joshing
Habitual spreading of unverified talk
- whisperingBreathy, near-silent speech
- tattlingReporting others' wrongdoing
- backbitingSpiteful talk about others
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
dishing · spilling tea · loose lips · busybodying · scandalizing · muckraking · hearsay · scuttlebutt
gabbing
Talking at length casually
- natteringAimless, trivial chatter
- prattlingSpeaking trivially at length
- yappingHigh-pitched repetitive barking
blathering · yakking · rambling · shooting the breeze · small talk · chit-chat · schmoozing · chinwagging · going on · idle talk
quarrel
Angry verbal dispute
wrangle · dispute · altercation · row · tiff · confrontation · disagreement · clash · conflict · feud
teasing
Playful, mild ridicule
quipping · wisecracks · raillery · badinage · repartee · mockery · leg-pulling · razzing · joshing · needling
rumormongering
Habitual spreading of unverified talk
- whisperingBreathy, near-silent speech
- tattlingReporting others' wrongdoing
- backbitingSpiteful talk about others
tittle-tattle · dishing · spilling tea · loose lips · busybodying · scandalizing · muckraking · hearsay · scuttlebutt · blabbing
- talkingtalking, chatting, conversing, gabbing, jabbering
- tauntstaunts, taunt, taunting, neener neener, insults
jawingsilence
Total lack of sound
being silent · shutting up · muteness · keeping mum · saying nothing
jawinglistening
Attending to sound
paying attention · attending · heeding · absorbing · taking in
jawinggetting to the point
Stating the essence plainly
cutting to the chase · saying one's piece · brevity · terseness
jaw, jaws, jawbone, jawed, jawline, jawbreaker, lockjaw, jawless, jawbreakers