Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A scolding.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A scolding; wordy abuse or vituperation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
tongue lashing .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun rebuking a person harshly
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word tongue-lashing.
Examples
-
But his incrementalist approach earned him an epic tongue-lashing from Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N. Y.):
-
But his incrementalist approach earned him an epic tongue-lashing from Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N. Y.):
-
And Bert gives Roger no solace when he complains about his tongue-lashing from Don.
-
And Bert gives Roger no solace when he complains about his tongue-lashing from Don.
-
And Bert gives Roger no solace when he complains about his tongue-lashing from Don.
-
And Bert gives Roger no solace when he complains about his tongue-lashing from Don.
-
For Liverpool a night of vintage Anfield passion represented a chance to redeem themselves from Saturday's humiliation, after which they received a rare public tongue-lashing from their manager.
Newcomers help Liverpool regain their old swagger | Richard Williams
-
The quietly reasonable senator Menenius (Brian Cox) urges restraint, but his close friend the military leader Caius Martius (Ralph Fiennes) gives the crowd a tongue-lashing, and the police, their wall of shields resembling a Roman testudo, drive the mob away.
-
Few judges subject lawyers to more than a tongue-lashing, lawyers for borrowers say.
-
And Bert gives Roger no solace when he complains about his tongue-lashing from Don.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.