Synonyms for tongue-lashing
Antonyms for tongue-lashing
EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR TONGUE-LASHING
He departed, driving his new victim before him and tongue-lashing him all the way.
He started to give him the tongue-lashing of his life, before having him arrested.
"Yes," I answered, and what a tongue-lashing those two fellows got!
The tongue-lashing had been just what they needed, as Betty very well knew.
It was a tongue-lashing, indeed, and one that left the conductor no chance to reply.
Edd gave them a tongue-lashing and thrashing at one and the same time.
"Oh, there's going to be a tongue-lashing," cried Gwendolyn, frightened.
Mike, feeling sheepish and knowing he was guilty, had accepted the tongue-lashing and tendered an apology.
A regular tirade followed, and John realized that he must do his work well to escape a tongue-lashing.
Donald stood inwardly furious at the manner in which this dead-souled man was tongue-lashing his mother.
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR TONGUE-LASHING
dressing-down
nounsevere scoldinginvective
nounverbal abuserebuke
nounreprimand; harsh criticism- 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