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   Maw

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   noun

   • 1. the jaws or throat of a voracious animal: "a gigantic wolfhound with a fearful, gaping maw"
   • ▪ the mouth or gullet of a greedy person: "I was cramming large pieces of toast and cheese down my maw"

   Word Origin Old Englishmaga (in the sense ‘stomach’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch maag and German Magen ‘stomach’.

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   What does Maw mean in English?

   • n. 1. The mouth, stomach, jaws, or gullet of a voracious animal, especially a carnivore. 2. The opening into something felt to be insatiable: "I saw the opening maw of hell" (Herman Melville). [Middle English mawe, from Old English maga .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   What is a mammalian Maw?

   • By amphibian standards, the mammalian maw is a slobbery, torrential place. Now you can spam a bunch of writers who are hungry to feed that maw. Immediately, an ocean of silver poured from its maw. The maw of late-stage capitalism has swallowed these songs, neutered much of their meaning, and pressed them into service selling products.

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   What is the difference between Ma and Maw?

   • "Ma" is used when addressing one's own mother, and "maw" when addressing others' mothers ("aye yer maw", Glaswegian humour implying disbelief with a hint of ridicule). Cognate with Tagalog mamaw (“monster; talented; intelligent”) and Hiligaynon mamaw (“Elf, goblin, sprite, fairy, ghost, etc.”) . mámaw Ayawg kanáug sa sílung kay náay mámaw.

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   What if you stare into a maw of a wild animal?

   • If you're staring into the maw of a wild animal you should probably think about running away as fast as you can. A maw, you see, is an informal term for a mouth. There's something ravenous as well as ferocious about the term maw, and in fact it comes from the Old English word maga meaning "stomach."

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   Maw is a noun that means the stomach, crop, throat, or jaws, especially of a voracious animal. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and word history of maw from Merriam-Webster.

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   noun. the mouth, throat, or gullet of an animal, especially a carnivorous mammal. the crop or craw of a fowl. the stomach, especially that of an animal. a cavernous opening that resembles the open jaws of an animal: the gaping maw of hell.

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   Maw is a literary word for the mouth of a fierce animal or something that absorbs everything near it. Learn how to use it in sentences and find synonyms and translations in different languages.

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   A maw, you see, is an informal term for a mouth. There's something ravenous as well as ferocious about the term maw, and in fact it comes from the Old English word maga meaning "stomach." Occasionally you may find it applied to human rather than animal usage, especially when implying comical greed, as in "he was stuffing cupcakes down his maw ...

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   Maw is a noun that means the mouth, stomach, jaws, or gullet of a voracious animal, especially a carnivore. It can also mean the opening into something felt to be insatiable. Find synonyms, translations, and examples of maw usage.