chew out en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(US, slang) 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chews out | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| chewed out | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| chewed out | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| chewing out | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
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Translations (18)
pt admoestar (To reprimand or rebuke) · de herunterputzen (To reprimand or rebuke) · pt dar um esporro (To reprimand or rebuke) · pt dar uma bronca (To reprimand or rebuke) · pl zrugać (To reprimand or rebuke) · es putear (To reprimand or rebuke) · fr enguirlander (To reprimand or rebuke) · pl besztać (To reprimand or rebuke) · es regañar (To reprimand or rebuke) · pt dar uma mijada (To reprimand or rebuke) · pt repreender (To reprimand or rebuke) · de anscheißen (To reprimand or rebuke) · es armar una gorda (To reprimand or rebuke) · fr engueuler (To reprimand or rebuke) · fr brailler sur (To reprimand or rebuke) · pl rugać (To reprimand or rebuke) · pl zbesztać (To reprimand or rebuke) · es abroncar (To reprimand or rebuke)