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chew out
verb
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Examples of chew out in a Sentence
the coach chews out even the stars of the team if they fail to show up for practice
First Known Use of chew out
1943
chew out Synonyms
Synonyms
baste, bawl out, berate, call down, castigate, chastise, scold, dress down, flay, hammer, jaw, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), lecture, rag, rail (at or against), rant (at), rate, ream (out), rebuke, reprimand, reproach, score, tongue-lash, upbraidRelated Words
admonish, chide, remonstrate (with), reprove; abuse, assail, attack, bad-mouth, blame, blast, censure, condemn, criticize, crucify, denounce, dis (also diss) [slang], excoriate, fault, harangue, knock, lace (into), lash, pan, reprehend, revile, scourge, slam, vituperate; belittle, disparage, mock, put down; ridicule, scoff, scornNear Antonyms
approve, endorse (also indorse), sanction; extol (also extoll), laud, praiseLearn More about chew out
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