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chewing up and spitting out

chewing up and spitting out is the present participle and gerund of chew up and spit out.

Meaning of chew up and spit out

Verb

chew up and spit out (third-person singular simple present chews up and spits out, present participle chewing up and spitting out, simple past and past participle chewed up and spat out or chewed up and spit out)

  1. (transitive) To deal with (a person) harshly and abruptly.
    • They will chew you up and spit you out unless you come to the war fully prepared, armed and ready with the intentions of winning the war.2007, Jerry Walker, Get Up and Get Moving, page 36

Questions about chewing up and spitting out

What is chewing up and spitting out the present participle and gerund of?
Chewing up and spitting out is the present participle and gerund of chew up and spit out.

Words near chewing up and spitting out in the dictionary

  1. chewing the meat and spitting out the bones
  2. chewing the scenery
  3. chewing tobacco
  4. chewing tobaccos
  5. chewing up
  6. chewing up and spitting out
  7. chewing-ball
  8. chewing-balls
  9. chewing-gum
  10. chewing-gumless
  11. chewing-gummy

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