jawing

1. talk socially without exchanging too much informationExamples: "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"Synonyms: chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab

2. talk incessantly and tiresomelySynonyms: jaw, rattle on, yack, yack away, yap away

3. chew (food); to bite and grind with the teethExamples: "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"Synonyms: chew, jaw, manducate, masticate

4. censure severely or angrilyExamples: "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"Synonyms: bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down