skewering
Stabbing on sticks
Skewering is piercing something with a thin, pointed object—a metal or wooden rod through chunks of meat for grilling, a pin through specimens for display.
The word extends to sharp verbal attacks: The critic's skewering of the film left nothing unscathed.
A good skewering exposes pretension or weakness with precision.
Mock through exaggeration
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
- parodySatirical imitation
- mockScornful imitation or fake
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
caricature · roast · takedown · expose · eviscerate · demolish · critique · barb
satirize
Mock through exaggeration
ridicule · caricature · roast · takedown · expose · eviscerate · demolish · critique · barb · wit
kebab
Grilled food on skewer
grill · spit · rotisserie · tongs · satay · yakitori · souvlaki · brochette · tandoori · flame
impale
Pierce and hold fast
lance · transfix · puncture · penetrate · perforate · gore · harpoon · bayonet · thrust · spike
- mockerymockery, ridiculing, jeers, jeering, jibes
- piercingpierce, piercing, puncture, puncturing, stab
- satirelampoon, parody, parody account, political satire, spoof
- BBQ techniquessmoking, grilling, charcoal grilling, direct heat, indirect heat
- bodily harmhurt, injure, wound, harm, injuries
- melon prepslicing, dicing, cubing, balling, scooping
skeweringseparating
Dividing into parts
scattering · sliding off · slicing · dicing · chopping
skeweringpraising
Voicing admiration
lauding · defending · extolling · flattering · complimenting
skeweringextracting
Pulling out from within
withdrawing · pulling out · unpinning · removing · dislodging