skewer
noun
a long pin of wood or metal for inserting through meat or other food to hold or bind it in cooking.
skewering
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present participleof skewer.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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It all starts to feel like a veiled skewering of Scientology, which could be interesting until they start throwing chainsaws and Christmas gimps into the mix.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Tune into a sharp new TV show: The creators of The Good Wife and The Good Fight have spent years skewering Big Tech.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026
In the classroom, trainees crowded around instructor Luo Duocheng as he demonstrated slicing a slab of beef, marinating it, and skewering the meat to form identical kebabs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Which brings us back to satire falling victim to the world it is skewering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
The medium began to stalk around the clearing, skewering the villagers with his gaze.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
