plural skewers
: a long pointed piece of metal or wood that is pushed through pieces of food to keep them together or hold them in place for cooking
skewers; skewered; skewering
1
: to push a skewer through (food)
skewer a marshmallow
2
chiefly US, informal
: to criticize (someone or something) very harshly
Critics skewered the movie.
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“Skewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/skewer. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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