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bawl out
verb as in severely reprimand
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“I played it at my lesson, and I was bawled out. I couldn’t believe that doing such a thing was wrong, so I quit practicing and eased out of the lessons.”
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The emotions of all of this time, it all came out, and I ugly-cried and bawled out loud until we were done with all of the bows.
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She began to cry then, bawling out like a frightened child.
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“Why am I picking on you every day? Why don’t I ever bawl out those other layabouts?”
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“A bawling out would have been better,” he said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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