holding one's jaw

A form of hold one's jaw — To refrain from talking, to hold one's tongue, to be quiet.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hold one's jaw
Cite this entry
APA

holding one's jaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holding%20one's%20jaw

MLA

“holding one's jaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holding%20one's%20jaw. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holding one's jaw,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holding%20one's%20jaw.

Source: holding one's jaw on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.