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  • verb Present participle of skewer.
  • noun The act by which something is skewered.

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Examples

  • Profanity in skewering these criminals is not anywhere near enough. diridi

    Levin swears repeatedly at Goldman hearing 2010

  • I said so on dailykos and got the worst evisceration and name calling skewering of my life.

    The Wall/Murdoch-Street Journal Asks, "Barack or Hillary?" 2008

  • Since Buffy spent a lot of her time "skewering" vamps, I think she might enjoy these skewered prawns for a change.

    Spicy Skewered Prawns Haalo 2008

  • Since Buffy spent a lot of her time "skewering" vamps, I think she might enjoy these skewered prawns for a change.

    Archive 2008-05-01 Haalo 2008

  • Had to scroll WAY down to find some moron "skewering" right wingers essentially saying,

    Latest Articles 2010

  • What kind of skewering would these posts be offering if this were a GM/Chrysler product??

    Autoblog Green 2009

  • If a model is a formalized extension of your brain and it is then that kind of skewering could hurt if you’re not prepared for it.

    Warmest in a Millll-yun Years « Climate Audit 2006

  • "skewering" the senator -- but that the controversy's been overblown.

    FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2010

  • "skewering" the senator -- but that the controversy's been overblown.

    FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2010

  • "You know, it's interesting, because even during very contentious meetings, where people were kind of skewering me, they stood up and they talked about how I actually did unite this guild.

    Articles 2009

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