1
: a pin of wood or metal for fastening meat to keep it in form while roasting or to hold small pieces of meat or vegetables for broiling
2
: any of various things shaped or used like a meat skewer
skewered; skewering; skewers
1
: to fasten or pierce with or as if with a skewer
2
: to criticize or ridicule sharply and effectively
Examples of skewer in a Sentence
Verb
let's skewer our marshmallows on these sticks and start toasting
the satirical comic strip gleefully skewers many of society's sacred cows
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Elazar Sontag, Washington Post, 4 June 2026
For those staying at Elang Private Residence, meals can be directed by the guests or left to the chef, serving up, say, lamb satay on sugarcane skewers, seafood with mango sambal, slices of rare beef with tiny pots of rendang sauce.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Andrew Rice, New York Times, 1 June 2026
The Moment Brat summer was a moment, but The Moment is Charli XCX’s attempt to skewer, examine, and completely flip that era of her life into something for the big screen.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 29 May 2026
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Noun
His culinary minimalism comes through in my favorite dish at Bar Del Monte, slender lamb skewers called arrosticini, which begin with the delivery of a whole lamb to Pastan’s Mount Pleasant restaurant.
—Elazar Sontag, Washington Post, 4 June 2026
For those staying at Elang Private Residence, meals can be directed by the guests or left to the chef, serving up, say, lamb satay on sugarcane skewers, seafood with mango sambal, slices of rare beef with tiny pots of rendang sauce.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Verb
The American boat skewered the front of the Italian obstruction.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 1 June 2026
The Moment Brat summer was a moment, but The Moment is Charli XCX’s attempt to skewer, examine, and completely flip that era of her life into something for the big screen.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 29 May 2026
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“Skewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skewer. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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skewer
1 of 2 noun
skew·er
ˈskyü-ər 
ˈskyu̇(-ə)r
1
: a long pin for keeping meat in form while roasting or for holding small pieces of meat and vegetables for broiling
2
: something shaped or used like a meat skewer
skewer
2 of 2 verb
: to fasten or pierce with or as if with a skewer
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