Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chew up and spit out

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables
chew up and spit out
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
1
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deal with (a person) harshly and abruptly.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

chews up and spits out (present, singular) chewing up and spitting out (participle, present) chewed up and spat out (participle, past) chewed up and spat out (past) chewed up and spit out (participle, past) chewed up and spit out (past)

Questions

What does chew up and spit out mean?
To deal with (a person) harshly and abruptly.

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