"get wind in one's jaws" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gets wind in one's jaws [present, singular, third-person], getting wind in one's jaws [participle, present], got wind in one's jaws [past], gotten wind in one's jaws [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,gotten> wind in one's jaws}} get wind in one's jaws (third-person singular simple present gets wind in one's jaws, present participle getting wind in one's jaws, simple past got wind in one's jaws, past participle gotten wind in one's jaws)
  1. (idiomatic, informal, chiefly US Southern) To have too much to say; talk too much; run at the mouth; to speak one's mind or voice one's opinion about a matter; blabber Tags: Southern, US, idiomatic, informal Synonyms: get wind in one's jaw, have wind in one's jaws, have wind in one's jaw Related terms: have words, spout off
    Sense id: en-get_wind_in_one's_jaws-en-verb-M~WWc46Y Categories (other): American English

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