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bawling-out

NOUN
dressing-down
Synonyms
WEAK
castigation chiding lambasting reprimand reproach tongue-lashing upbraiding
NOUN
rebuke
Synonyms
STRONGEST
admonition censure condemnation disapproval punishment rebuff reproach snub
STRONG
admonishment affliction berating blame castigation chiding comeuppance correction earful expostulation going-over lecture lesson objurgation ostracism put down rap rating refusal remonstrance reprehension reproof reproval repulse row scolding tongue-lashing upbraiding
WEAK
chewing-out dressing-down hard time kick in the teeth slap in the face talking-to telling-off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
approval encouragement endorsement exoneration praise sanction
STRONG
commendation flattery
WEAK
compliment
NOUN
reprimand
Synonyms
STRONGEST
admonition censure rebuke
STRONG
admonishment blame castigation chiding grooming lecture ragging rap reprehension reproof scolding tongue-lashing
WEAK
calling down dressing-down hard time piece of one's mind slap on wrist talking-to telling-off what for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
compliment praise
STRONG
commendation
WEAK
forgiveness reward
NOUN
tongue-lashing
Synonyms
STRONG
berating castigation chiding diatribe objurgation scolding upbraiding
WEAK
dressing-down talking-to
Antonyms
STRONG
praise

Example Sentences

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It was intended as a poultice to be applied after the "bawling-out," and she could not very well take it to him herself.

From Hidden Creek by Burt, Katharine Newlin

But I didn't wait to answer none of them; for I realized, also, that it was almost five o'clock, and I was supposed to report at Headquarters for a bawling-out at that time.

From Believe You Me! by Putnam, Nina Wilcox

Sylvester Hudson was coming down the passage and she was in no mind to miss the "bawling-out" of Dickie which this visit must portend.

From Hidden Creek by Burt, Katharine Newlin