chockling
chockling noun: a hectoring or scolding.
Noun
chockling (plural not attested)
- A hectoring or scolding
- Synonyms:
- berating, dirdum, throughgoing, browbeating, chiding, correption, down the banks, dressing down, going over, jawing
Synonyms of chockling
- berating
- dirdum
- throughgoing
- browbeating
- chiding
- dressing down
- going over
- jawing
- lecture
- objurgation
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Origin of chockling
From chock (“choke”) + -le + -ing.
Questions about chockling
- What does chockling mean?
- Chockling means a hectoring or scolding.
- What part of speech is chockling?
- Chockling is a noun.
Words near chockling in the dictionary
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