tongue-lashing

Noun

Meaning

tongue lashing (plural tongue lashings)

A verbal rebuke, often severe.
The coach was so upset with his team after they lost that he gave them an hour-long tongue-lashing.

tongue-lashing (plural tongue-lashings)

Alternative spelling of tongue lashing

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Alternative names

tongue lashing

Synonyms

rebuke reprimand tirade invective scolding berating reproof chiding slating castigation jeremiad objurgation earful vituperation reproval

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Antonyms

tribute eulogy panegyric accolade laurels ovation

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Hypernyms

rebuke reprimand reproof reproval

Examples

Near the beginning of “Captain America: Civil War,” the superheroes known as The Avengers sit for a tongue-lashing by Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross. Source: Internet

He gave us a good tongue-lashing. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

tongue-in-cheek tongue-in-cheek story tongue-lash tongue-like tongue-lolling tongue-lolling bit