Meaning

1 senses

  1. To deal with (a person) harshly and abruptly.

Examples

12 sentences

  1. Tom's father will chew Tom out.

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  2. The boss just chewed him out again.

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  3. I chewed Tom out for being late.

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  4. Tom will be chewed out by his father.

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  5. Tom chewed Mary out for staying out all night long.

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Forms

chews up and spits out, chewing up and spitting out, chewed up and spat out, chewed up and spat out
Base formchew up and spit out · to chew up and spit out
3rd person singularchews up and spits out
Present participlechewing up and spitting out
Past simplechewed up and spat out / chewed up and spit out
Past participlechewed up and spat out / chewed up and spit out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theychew up and spit out
he, she, itchews up and spits out

Past simpleLesson

all personschewed up and spat out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave chewed up and spat out
he, she, ithas chewed up and spat out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill chew up and spit out

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
chevychewB2chewychichia
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