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tongue-lashing
noun as in reprimand
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noun as in invective
noun as in rebuke
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Strong matches
noun as in reprimand
noun as in row
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noun as in tirade
noun as in tongue-lashing
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noun as in jeremiad
noun as in dressing-down
verb as in inveigh
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verb as in jaw
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verb as in lash
verb as in rail
verb as in revile
verb as in row
verb as in berate
verb as in vituperate
verb as in bring to book
verb as in castigate
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verb as in chasten
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verb as in chew out
verb as in rail against
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Example Sentences
After the release of the trailer for the special last week, TLC received a requisite and perhaps well-deserved tongue-lashing.
The president praised his former CIA director and delivered a tongue lashing to Republicans who have ripped Ambassador Susan Rice.
But short of that, Louisiana has been able to look to Governor Bobby Jindal to give BP the tongue-lashing it badly deserves.
Mike, feeling sheepish and knowing he was guilty, had accepted the tongue-lashing and tendered an apology.
Donald stood inwardly furious at the manner in which this dead-souled man was tongue-lashing his mother.
He started to give him the tongue-lashing of his life, before having him arrested.
With their faces burning from the tongue lashing of their irate manager, the Giants went in for their last inning.
The peddler whipped up his horse to keep pace with him, whilst administering a continuous tongue-lashing.
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On this page you'll find 20 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tongue-lashing, such as: berating, castigation, chiding, diatribe, objurgation, and scolding.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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