Definition of jawbreaker in English:
jawbreaker
nounˈdʒɔːbreɪkəˈdʒɔˌbreɪkər
1informal A word that is very long or hard to pronounce.
Example sentencesExamples
- Not only is this jawbreaker incredibly long and weird looking, it has many parts-of-speech in one word!
2trademark in UK A large, hard, spherical sweet.
Example sentencesExamples
- If you don't know what jawbreakers are, let us enlighten you. These hard, round, ball-shaped candies are often mistaken for gumballs. Trouble is, they are so hard to bite into that you risk "breaking your jaw".
- Oak Leaf manufactures ball gum, chunk gum, chicle gum, pressed candy and jawbreakers.
- I pushed it back and forth from cheek to cheek like a jawbreaker, watching from afar as my mother retrieved her notebook from her purse and began asking Mr. Welk about his tour experience.
- Saunders got me a Buddha candle holder, and I got her a bag of jawbreakers, which have turned out to be her favorite candy.
- Our delicious long-lasting jawbreakers have been a favorite for years. These 1 diameter colorful jawbreakers are sure to last you quite a while.
Definition of jawbreaker in US English:
jawbreaker
nounˈdʒɔˌbreɪkərˈjôˌbrākər
1informal A word that is very long or hard to pronounce.
Example sentencesExamples
- Not only is this jawbreaker incredibly long and weird looking, it has many parts-of-speech in one word!
2trademark in UK A large, hard, spherical candy.
Example sentencesExamples
- Saunders got me a Buddha candle holder, and I got her a bag of jawbreakers, which have turned out to be her favorite candy.
- Oak Leaf manufactures ball gum, chunk gum, chicle gum, pressed candy and jawbreakers.
- Our delicious long-lasting jawbreakers have been a favorite for years. These 1 diameter colorful jawbreakers are sure to last you quite a while.
- If you don't know what jawbreakers are, let us enlighten you. These hard, round, ball-shaped candies are often mistaken for gumballs. Trouble is, they are so hard to bite into that you risk "breaking your jaw".
- I pushed it back and forth from cheek to cheek like a jawbreaker, watching from afar as my mother retrieved her notebook from her purse and began asking Mr. Welk about his tour experience.