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Antonyms for chew out

Grammar : Verb
Spell : choo
Phonetic Transcription : tʃu

Definition of chew out

Origin :
  • Old English ceowan "to bite, gnaw, chew," from West Germanic *keuwwan (cf. Middle Low German keuwen, Dutch kauwen, Old High German kiuwan, German kauen), from PIE root *gyeu- "to chew" (cf. Old Church Slavonic živo "to chew," Lithuanian žiaunos "jaws," Persian javidan "to chew").
  • Figurative sense of "to think over" is from late 14c.; to chew the rag "discusss some matter" is from 1885, apparently originally British army slang. Related: Chewed; chewing. To chew (someone) out (1948) probably is military slang from World War II. Chewing gum is by 1843, American English, originally hardened secretions of the spruce tree.
  • verb scold
Example sentences :
  • Chew out an explanation, my friend, or you're liable to get spoiled.
  • Extract from : « A Texas Ranger » by William MacLeod Raine
  • "They lost the vein here and had to chew out some rock to find it again," Rick pointed out.
  • Extract from : « The Blue Ghost Mystery » by Harold Leland Goodwin
  • With the pliers he tore at the side of the box and managed to chew out a piece of the thin aluminum.
  • Extract from : « The Scarlet Lake Mystery » by Harold Leland Goodwin

Synonyms for chew out

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