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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Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
Drizzle your skewers with olive oil and season them with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 23 July 2025
Jack Smart, People.com, 28 June 2025
The Context Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky skewered Trump after the president authorized U.S. strikes against Iranian nuclear sites without congressional approval.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
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Noun
Tony's signature plates of chicken thigh and beef skewers flew off the grill and hungry customers drove away with containers of rice and meat.
—Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
Drizzle your skewers with olive oil and season them with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 23 July 2025
Verb
Victor’s online videos (many of which have gone viral, like their skewering the notion of Straight Pride) were proof, to the Oscar-winning filmmaker, of an auteur in the making.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 28 June 2025
The Context Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky skewered Trump after the president authorized U.S. strikes against Iranian nuclear sites without congressional approval.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
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“Skewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skewer. Accessed 5 Aug. 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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