How to pronounce "jawbones" in English
jaw·bo·nes
Hear native speakers say jawbones in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “jawbones”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
jaw
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
bo
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
nes
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "jawbones" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "jawbones is" sounds like "jawbones-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "jawbones" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“And so while they generally can't hear vibrations or noises through the air, they can feel them through their jawbones.”— WIREDWatch clip
“Snakes pick up ground vibrations by way of their jawbones, which connect directly to their middle ear bones.”— TED-EdWatch clip
“That nobody even mentioned Fitbits or Jawbones or, you know, the whole world of quantified self.”— StanfordWatch clip
“thanks to flexible ligaments and its lower jawbones snapping apart for extra gobbling space.”— Smithsonian ChannelWatch clip
“Other workers started losing teeth, suffering from deteriorating jawbones, mouth cancers, sores and anemia.”— SciShowWatch clip
“Two of those bones were jawbones in reptiles.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
Practice Speaking “jawbones”
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And so while they generally can't hear vibrations or noises through the air, they can feel them through their jawbones.
Hear it in context: “jawbones”
18 clipsThe English word “jawbones”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (jaw · bo · nes). Grammatically, “jawbones” functions as a noun, verb and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 18 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “jawbones” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from WIRED, TED-Ed, Stanford.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USWIREDClip #1 · @21:01
“but they do have internal ears. And so while they generally can't hear vibrations or noises through the air, they can feel them through their jawbones. or noises through the air,”
- 🇺🇸 USTED-EdClip #2 · @4:35
“which conduct the vibrations along to their ear bones. Snakes pick up ground vibrations by way of their jawbones, which connect directly to their middle ear bones. which connect directly to their middle ear bones.”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #3 · @21:33
“we looked at the ecosystem of all the tools. That nobody even mentioned Fitbits or Jawbones or, you know, the whole world of quantified self. the whole world of quantified self.”
- 🇺🇸 USSmithsonian ChannelClip #4 · @0:06
“Could Titanoboa swallow a Harley? Yes, it could open its mouth nearly 180° thanks to flexible ligaments and its lower jawbones snapping apart for extra gobbling space. gobbling space.”
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #5 · @3:34
“As a result, the women soon developed tumors, bone-marrow damage and leukemia. Other workers started losing teeth, suffering from deteriorating jawbones, mouth cancers, sores and anemia. sores and anemia.”
Definition & Meaning: “jawbones”
- The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.
- Any of the bones in the lower or upper jaw.
- To talk persistently in an attempt to persuade somebody to cooperate.
- (especially of regulatory agencies) To try to persuade (someone) through implied threats of punitive action, such as tighter regulatory control.
Example Sentences (3)
- “14 ¶ And when he came vnto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily vpon him, and the cordes that were vpon his armes became as flaxe that was burnt with fire, & his bands loosed from off his hands. 15 And he found a new iawbone of an asse, and put foorth his hand, and tooke it, and slewe a thousand men therewith. 16 And Samson said, With the iawbone of an asse, heapes vpon heapes, with the iaw of an asse haue I slaine a thousand men. 17 And it came to passe when he had made an end of speaking, that hee cast away the iaw bone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath-Lehi.”
- ““We got a winner. He stole her glasses and she couldn't see. Boring.” (crowd jeering) “Give me my glasses back.” “I'm gonna give your glasses to your master.” “Lot of jawboning going on.” “Okay? Here you go. It was nice meeting you, okay?” “...a little less hot air, but I present to you our new familiar champion, this guy right here. Never caught his name, never caught his name.””
- “And so while they generally can't hear vibrations or noises through the air, they can feel them through their jawbones.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “jawbones”
- Syllables:
- jaw · bo · nes
- Hear it in context
- jawbones
Synonyms: “jawbones”
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Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"jawbones" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "jawbones" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about jawbones
How many syllables are in “jawbones”?
“jawbones” has 3 syllables: jaw · bo · nes.
What does “jawbones” mean?
The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.
How can I hear “jawbones” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “jawbones”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).