Adjective : heavy-jawed; square-jawed. From Dictionary.com.
The four passengers with me "jawed" me quite enough to "extract" the patience of an ancient Job for having treated government property to a watery burial in Red river. From Wordnik.com. [The Second William Penn A true account of incidents that happened along the old Santa Fe Trail] Reference
A girl of his own class would have flashed at him, probably would have "jawed" him. From Wordnik.com. [Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise] Reference
He also complained that she was as "cross as Bedlam" to him, and "jawed" him whenever he entered the kitchen. From Wordnik.com. [Oscar The Boy Who Had His Own Way] Reference
The latter pretended to be at work, and occasionally the second lieutenant "jawed" at him for his clumsiness in lacing the sailcloth. From Wordnik.com. [On The Blockade] Reference
He found himself glaring at the lean-jawed executive. From Wordnik.com. [Get Out of Our Skies!] Reference
Most runners are ectomorphs: emaciated and square-jawed. From Wordnik.com. [Confessions of a Fat Runner] Reference
They had jawed at each other in the media a day earlier. From Wordnik.com. [Francisco Rodriguez Arrested For 'Physical Assault' Of Father-In-Law] Reference
Willy stared in slack-jawed awe at the sparkling quart. From Wordnik.com. [Willy Takes the Night Train to Heaven] Reference
Carl peeked: He could see the face of a firm-jawed cowboy. From Wordnik.com. [Power Ballad] Reference
After Morris left, Gore turned to his slack-jawed advisers. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Card] Reference
A tall man, young and square jawed, slid in front of him. From Wordnik.com. [Check Engine Light] Reference
She endured all of it with her typical steel-jawed strength. From Wordnik.com. [The Bitter End] Reference
Children and shopkeepers alike are slack-jawed by the scene. From Wordnik.com. [Grenade Attacks Prompt A Partnership In Kandahar] Reference
Well, sir, that fellow jawed over that four-bit shirt for half an hour. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of the Road] Reference
Before reaching the front door, she gently pulled the square-jawed waiter aside. From Wordnik.com. [Gone Shopping] Reference
Square-jawed and steely-eyed, he even looked the part (100 extra pounds notwithstanding). From Wordnik.com. [From Swagger To Suicide] Reference
"It hurts," cries Lei -- then gives a clench-jawed laugh at what he's gotten himself into. From Wordnik.com. [Ouch! That Feels Better] Reference
Michaels took a folded white handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his square-jawed face. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Place on Earth] Reference
They sat around the fireplace and jawed with the governor, who turned on the good-ole-boy charm. From Wordnik.com. [Pumping Iron, Digging Gold, Pressing Flesh] Reference
Bobby just shook his head and kept marching like a slack-jawed toy soldier. From Wordnik.com. [The Great San Francisco Poetry Wars, 15] Reference
The Corporal was a slender, lantern-jawed, weasel-faced Monongahela raftsman, sharp as a steel-trap. From Wordnik.com. [Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac] Reference
A clench-jawed Quaker, Kendall is known for his love of literature, but loves blood-and-guts mob films as well. From Wordnik.com. [Race To The Bottom] Reference
The shop assistant has the same slack-jawed, wide-eyed expression of recognition I've seen a thousand times. From Wordnik.com. [The Celebrity] Reference
Governor Harold Spanding's lantern-jawed face looked as idiotically happy as Matson's, but he was quieter about it. From Wordnik.com. [Hail to the Chief] Reference
He was lantern-jawed, and it did seem as though his dry, shaven lips had never in all his life wrinkled into a smile. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill Or, Jasper Parloe's Secret] Reference
The teams piled up, and managers Jim Riggleman of the Nationals and Edwin Rodriguez of the Marlins jawed at each other. From Wordnik.com. [Nationals-Marlins FIGHT VIDEO: Nyjer Morgan Charges Mound, Brawl Ensues] Reference
There are a few rare species left, but they are disconsolate and hang-jawed and by no means representative of the species. From Wordnik.com. [Letters of a Dakota Divorcee] Reference
Fur-bearing animals, as well as wandering dogs and other unintended victims, suffer horribly in steel-jawed leg-hold traps. From Wordnik.com. [His Fine Feathered Friends, And Ours] Reference
He played the fool in countless car-show skits (hapless sitcom dad, slack-jawed Hemi guy, beer-throwing Detroit Pistons fan). From Wordnik.com. [Exit Interview: A Showman's Parting Shot] Reference
The studio's first challenge was to remold Chester Gould's square jawed, straight-shooting hero into a viable icon for the '90s. From Wordnik.com. [Tracymania] Reference
Janice, still lugging her suitcase, shot up the dock toward the expressman, leaving Jason, slack-jawed and well-nigh breathless. From Wordnik.com. [Janice Day at Poketown] Reference
Mr. Fuchs, heavy-jawed, slow of speech, said that he had had enough of traveling, at his age, if it were not for his dear nieces. From Wordnik.com. [The Bill-Toppers] Reference
TORONTO -- Ben Affleck, tall, square-jawed and relaxed in jeans and a gray shirt, looks like he shouldn't have a care in the world. From Wordnik.com. ['The Town,' 'Casino Jack' and 'Client 9' take the stage at Toronto Film Festival] Reference
High-priced call-girl services are supposed to protect privacy, but with Spitzer's well-known, jut-jawed face, he was taking a mad risk. From Wordnik.com. [His Dark Journey] Reference
The bad news was written all over the Big Dog's face as he stood behind his wife, slack-jawed and weary, as she vowed to continue her fight for the White House. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton Agonistes] Reference
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