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Antonyms for chewing-out
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : choo |
| Phonetic Transcription : tʃu |
Definition of chewing-out
Origin :- Old English ceowan "to bite, gnaw, chew," from West Germanic *keuwwan (cf. Middle Low German keuwen, Dutch kauwen, Old High German kiuwan, German kauen), from PIE root *gyeu- "to chew" (cf. Old Church Slavonic živo "to chew," Lithuanian žiaunos "jaws," Persian javidan "to chew").
- Figurative sense of "to think over" is from late 14c.; to chew the rag "discusss some matter" is from 1885, apparently originally British army slang. Related: Chewed; chewing. To chew (someone) out (1948) probably is military slang from World War II. Chewing gum is by 1843, American English, originally hardened secretions of the spruce tree.
- As in rebuke : noun reprimand; harsh criticism
Synonyms for chewing-out
- 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
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