tongue lashing

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tongue lashing

noun tongue lashings · tongue-lashing

A verbal rebuke, often severe. The coach was so upset with his team after they lost that he gave them an hour-long tongue-lashing.
Similar: castigation, scolding

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@misc{tongue_lashing_2026,
  title = {tongue lashing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tongue%20lashing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}