ˈjau̇(-ə)l 
sometimes
ˈjōl
: usually slack flesh (such as a dewlap, wattle, or the pendulous part of a double chin) associated with the cheeks, lower jaw, or throat
1
a
b
: the cheek meat of a hog
: a cut of fish consisting of the head and usually adjacent parts
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Nicole Krauss, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
Procedures that Levine performs often include breast augmentations, tummy tucks and facelifts, the latter of which can lead to a rejuvenated appearance due to it addressing jowls, sagging skin and creasing on the face.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 2 June 2025
Some perched on his nose, others walked in and out from under his jowls.
—Alann B. Steen, Outdoor Life, 21 May 2025
Like life itself, the play defies easy categorization, twisting and turning and surprising itself along the way as jowls of laughter fill the theater.
—Jose Antonio Vargas, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
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Noun
How utterly unfortunate to live so far north, to be constantly suffering drafts, to be given such jowls, to have to go along with the Reformation.
—Nicole Krauss, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
Procedures that Levine performs often include breast augmentations, tummy tucks and facelifts, the latter of which can lead to a rejuvenated appearance due to it addressing jowls, sagging skin and creasing on the face.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 2 June 2025
Some perched on his nose, others walked in and out from under his jowls.
—Alann B. Steen, Outdoor Life, 21 May 2025
Like life itself, the play defies easy categorization, twisting and turning and surprising itself along the way as jowls of laughter fill the theater.
—Jose Antonio Vargas, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
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“Jowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jowl. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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jowl
1 of 2 noun1
: jaw entry 1 sense 1
especially
: the lower jaw
2
jowl
2 of 2 noun
: loose flesh associated with the cheeks, lower jaw, or throat
jowly
adjective
ˈjau̇-lē
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