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
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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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Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
But the skewers are made with Falumpaset cheese, an ingredient similar to Parmesan used in a Batuu dish that most Earthlings would recognize as mashed potatoes, according to the backstory.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Orange polymer clay is your best bet for a spring carrot DIY; roll the clay into a thick cylinder, taper one end, and use a dowel or skewer to create a large hole down the middle.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2025
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Noun
From 1983 onward, U.K. tax authorities have been obliged to consider whether a sweet was normally eaten straight out of the package using fingers, or by other means like a fork, skewer, or tongs.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
But the skewers are made with Falumpaset cheese, an ingredient similar to Parmesan used in a Batuu dish that most Earthlings would recognize as mashed potatoes, according to the backstory.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
Larry David skewers Bill Maher-Trump meeting in satirical Hitler essay.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Orange polymer clay is your best bet for a spring carrot DIY; roll the clay into a thick cylinder, taper one end, and use a dowel or skewer to create a large hole down the middle.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for skewer
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“Skewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skewer. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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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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