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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : tuhng-lash |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʌŋˌlæʃ |
Definition of tongue-lashing
- noun reprimand
- He departed, driving his new victim before him and tongue-lashing him all the way.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- He started to give him the tongue-lashing of his life, before having him arrested.
- Extract from : « Futuria Fantasia, Spring 1940 » by Various
- "Yes," I answered, and what a tongue-lashing those two fellows got!
- Extract from : « The Story of a Strange Career » by Anonymous
- The tongue-lashing had been just what they needed, as Betty very well knew.
- Extract from : « The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle » by Laura Lee Hope
- It was a tongue-lashing, indeed, and one that left the conductor no chance to reply.
- Extract from : « To The Front » by Charles King
- Edd gave them a tongue-lashing and thrashing at one and the same time.
- Extract from : « Tales of lonely trails » by Zane Grey
- "Oh, there's going to be a tongue-lashing," cried Gwendolyn, frightened.
- Extract from : « The Poor Little Rich Girl » by Eleanor Gates
- Mike, feeling sheepish and knowing he was guilty, had accepted the tongue-lashing and tendered an apology.
- Extract from : « Unwise Child » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- A regular tirade followed, and John realized that he must do his work well to escape a tongue-lashing.
- Extract from : « Cattle-Ranch to College » by Russell Doubleday
- Donald stood inwardly furious at the manner in which this dead-souled man was tongue-lashing his mother.
- Extract from : « The Viking Blood » by Frederick William Wallace
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