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chewed

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for chewed.

Editorial note

So many folks I know are good engineers get chewed up in interviews (both in my current company and elsewhere) because the process is pretty cooked.

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Quick take

That has been chewed; masticated.

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

That has been chewed; masticated.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for chewed.

adjective

That has been chewed; masticated.

Example sentences

1

So many folks I know are good engineers get chewed up in interviews (both in my current company and elsewhere) because the process is pretty cooked.

2

They were merely more convenient, nobody controlled access, nobody chewed your ass when they crashed, etc.

3

There is very little chance Plurk will end up being chewed up and spat out.

4

He chewed me out for how unprofessional it was, of course, but he paid up.

5

The crimped lid looked like a rottweiler chewed it open and white powder was all over the inside of the bag.

6

Presumably, she thinks she’s got the right not to be chewed up by the dragon.

7

Some friends dropped by and we went out for supper, and I chewed over my ideas with them.

8

Heck, he has more than once chewed out one of the principal systemd devs (Kay Sievers) for violating central rules of kernel development.

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Or they just programmed it too bloated and it chewed through too much memory in the outset and the iPhone killed the process.

10

Enough of that time gets chewed up, the programmer really doesn't have the kind of time they need to focus on deep, substantial projects.

11

A machine has pre-chewed and pre-digested your food into a neat package.

12

I am sorry to hear that your cousin was chewed up and spit out.

Quote examples

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And I'm being downvoted, as proof of what `otherusername2` said above: "That's just because those of us who don't are afraid we'll get chewed out here, so we're not commenting." Words have different meanings for different people it's that simple.

2

You're telling me I get to pay in order to have my screen real estate chewed up by "thank you messages," get "fewer ads on some websites," and I get to have all of my browsing behavior tracked, too?!

3

(The verb is derived from the Latin word for “chewed over,” which describes the act of digestion in cattle, in which they swallow, regurgitate and then rechew their food.) In recent decades, psychiatry has come to see rumination as a dangerous mental habit, because it leads people to fixate on their flaws and problems, thus extending their negative moods.

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When a co-worker saw the picture I posted on hipchat of Charon, he said "so what, looks just like our moon." Thankfully he was chewed out by another science fan in the channel, but a sad number of people care less about this achievement than about the latest sports team win.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use chewed in a sentence?

So many folks I know are good engineers get chewed up in interviews (both in my current company and elsewhere) because the process is pretty cooked.

What does chewed mean?

That has been chewed; masticated.

What part of speech is chewed?

chewed is commonly used as adjective.