hold one's jaw in English

Forms: holds one's jaw [present, singular, third-person], holding one's jaw [participle, present], held one's jaw [participle, past], held one's jaw [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|hold<,,held> one's jaw}} hold one's jaw (third-person singular simple present holds one's jaw, present participle holding one's jaw, simple past and past participle held one's jaw)

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        "To refrain from talking, to hold one's tongue, to be quiet."
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        "(idiomatic, obsolete) To refrain from talking, to hold one's tongue, to be quiet."
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, jaw."
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"hold one's jaw" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms