jawboning
noun, verb
jawboning is spelled J-A-W-B-O-N-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jawboning means “Persistent persuasive talk, particularly (politics, economics) talk that includes implied threats of punitive action, such as tighter government…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jawboning is jawbonings.
How many letters and syllables are in jawboning?
| Letters | 9: J-A-W-B-O-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is jawboning?
Jawboning appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jawboning?
- US
Jawboning has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-jawboning.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jawboning
- jawbonings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jawboning mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Persistent persuasive talk, particularly (politics, economics) talk that includes implied threats of punitive action, such as tighter government regulation.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of jawbone
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).