chew out
chew out verb: to lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.
Verb
chew out (third-person singular simple present chews out, present participle chewing out, simple past and past participle chewed out)
- To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.
- His dad chewed him out after seeing his poor grades.
- I had trouble speaking to other people. I couldn’t think of any research ideas and lost all interest in what I was studying. One of my supervisors chewed me out for rolling my eyes at her during meetings.2022, Devon Price, “Introduction”, in Michele Eniclerico, editor, Unmasking Autism, New York: Harmony Books, →ISBN, page 2
- Synonyms:
- bawl out
Synonyms of chew out
Forms of chew out
| third-person singular present | chews out |
|---|---|
| present participle | chewing out |
| past participle | chewed out |
| past | chewed out |
Questions about chew out
- What does chew out mean?
- Chew out means to lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.
- What part of speech is chew out?
- Chew out is a verb.
- What is the past tense of chew out?
- The past tense of chew out is chewed out.
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