chew out

verb

chewed out; chewing out; chews out
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transitive verb

: reprimand, bawl out

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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
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About eight or nine hours into a punishing shoot, nerves were fraying, and Mike McGuirk was getting chewed out by a camera operator. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025 The episode ends with Kyle’s mom chewing out Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his actions in the ongoing war. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025 It was widely reported that team president Masai Ujiri went into Casey’s office after Game 3 to chew out the coach for not preparing his team better to defend James’ memorable game-winner over OG Anunoby, who is now a Knick. — Eric Koreen, New York Times, 27 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chew out was in 1943

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“Chew out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chew%20out. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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