Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chew out

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: chew out
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

chews out (present, singular) chewing out (participle, present) chewed out (participle, past) chewed out (past)

Phrases

chewing out

Frequently Paired Words

chewing out

Synonyms

bawl out call on the carpet take to task rebuke rag trounce lecture reprimand jaw dress down call down scold

Questions

What does chew out mean?: To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.

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