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talking-to

talking-to noun: a scolding or reprimand; a lengthy rebuke.

Noun

talking-to (plural talking-tos or talkings-to)

  1. (colloquial) A scolding or reprimand; a lengthy rebuke.
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talking-to meaning in Tamil

talking-to in Tamil

கடிந்துரை கண்டனம்

Forms of talking-to

pluraltalking-tos
pluraltalkings-to
alternative formtalking to

Origin of talking-to

From talking + to.

Questions about talking-to

What does talking-to mean?
Talking-to means a scolding or reprimand; a lengthy rebuke.
What is talking-to in Tamil?
Talking-to in Tamil is கடிந்துரை கண்டனம். See Talking-to meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is talking-to?
Talking-to is a noun.
What is the plural of talking-to?
The plural of talking-to is talking-tos.

Words near talking-to in the dictionary

  1. talking up
  2. talking-drummer
  3. talking-drummers
  4. talking-point
  5. talking-points
  6. talking-to
  7. talking-tos
  8. talkingest
  9. talkings
  10. talkings to
  11. talkings-to

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: talking-to (page history and authors); talking-to (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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