Thesaurus / talking-to
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synonyms for talking-to
- condemnation
- admonition
- censure
- disapproval
- snub
- reproach
- punishment
- rebuff
- repulse
- reprehension
- correction
- ostracism
- castigation
- rap
- affliction
- put-down
- lesson
- row
- going-over
- reproof
- lecture
- tongue-lashing
- refusal
- blame
- comeuppance
- scolding
- remonstrance
- expostulation
- admonishment
- dressing-down
- rating
- earful
- objurgation
- berating
- chiding
- upbraiding
- reproval
- bawling-out
- chewing-out
- hard time
- kick in the teeth
- slap in the face
- telling-off
- admonition
- censure
- rebuke
- blame
- comeuppance
- scolding
- reprehension
- castigation
- rap
- admonishment
- reproof
- lecture
- tongue-lashing
- dressing-down
- ragging
- chiding
- grooming
- bawling out
- calling down
- hard time
- slap on wrist
- telling-off
- what for
- piece of one's mind
- quarrel
- trouble
- controversy
- squabble
- dispute
- words
- tiff
- wrangle
- affray
- racket
- disturbance
- castigation
- scrap
- commotion
- altercation
- reproof
- lecture
- tongue-lashing
- noise
- fuss
- riot
- brawl
- fracas
- fray
- tumult
- run-in
- uproar
- rumpus
- reprimand
- melee
- falling-out
- set-to
- bickering
- knock-down-drag-out
- shouting match
- telling-off
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How to use talking-to in a sentence
Each day she resolved, "To-morrow I will tell Felipe;" and when to-morrow came, she put it off again.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONPoor Squinty ran and tried to hide under the straw, for he knew the boy was talking about him.
SQUINTY THE COMICAL PIGRICHARD BARNUMAll the operations of her brain related themselves somehow to to-morrow afternoon.
HILDA LESSWAYSARNOLD BENNETTI do not care very much how you censor or select the reading and talking and thinking of the schoolboy or schoolgirl.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLS"Buy something for your wife that-is-to-be," he said to his grand-nephew, as he handed him the folded paper.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSSomething remote and ancient stirred in her, something that was not of herself To-day, something half primitive, half barbaric.
THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOODTo-day I'm more dead than alive, as we had a lesson from him yesterday that lasted four hours.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYThey held the compound against repeated assaults, and lost several men in hand-to-hand fighting.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYI wouldn't go on if I were you, sir; the luck's dead against you to-night; I wouldn't go on, indeed I wouldn't.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSHer female friend immediately said, "Well, I have been talking away to this dumb man."
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND BUDGET OF FUN;VARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO TALKING-TO
- admonishment
- admonition
- affliction
- bawling-out
- berating
- blame
- castigation
- censure
- chewing-out
- chiding
- comeuppance
- condemnation
- correction
- disapproval
- dressing-down
- earful
- expostulation
- going-over
- hard time
- kick in the teeth
- lecture
- lesson
- objurgation
- ostracism
- punishment
- put-down
- rap
- rating
- rebuff
- refusal
- remonstrance
- reprehension
- reproach
- reproof
- reproval
- repulse
- row
- scolding
- slap in the face
- snub
- talking-to
- telling-off
- tongue-lashing
- upbraiding
- affray
- altercation
- bickering
- brawl
- castigation
- commotion
- controversy
- dispute
- disturbance
- falling-out
- fracas
- fray
- fuss
- knock-down-drag-out
- lecture
- melee
- noise
- quarrel
- racket
- reprimand
- reproof
- riot
- rumpus
- run-in
- scrap
- set-to
- shouting match
- squabble
- talking-to
- telling-off
- tiff
- tongue-lashing
- trouble
- tumult
- uproar
- words
- wrangle
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