skewering
skewering is the present participle and gerund of skewer.
Meaning of skewer
Verb
skewer (third-person singular simple present skewers, present participle skewering, simple past and past participle skewered)
- To impale on a skewer.
- To attack a piece which has a less valuable piece behind it.
- To severely mock or discredit.
- Parody, in its purest form, is an act of both mockery and appreciation. True masters of the practice possess a bone-deep understanding of their targets; they skewer because they love—or at least, because they’ve done their homework.2014 June 26, A. A. Dowd, “Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler Spoof Rom-com Clichés in They Came Together”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2017
Noun
skewering (plural skewerings)
- The act by which something is skewered.
Forms of skewering
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Questions about skewering
- What does skewering mean?
- Skewering means the act by which something is skewered.
- What is skewering the present participle and gerund of?
- Skewering is the present participle and gerund of skewer.
- What part of speech is skewering?
- Skewering is a noun.
- What is the plural of skewering?
- The plural of skewering is skewerings.
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