throughgoing
throughgoing noun: a scolding; a severe reprimand or reproof.
Noun
throughgoing (plural throughgoings)
- A scolding; a severe reprimand or reproof.
- Synonyms:
- berating, chockling, dirdum, throughganging, browbeating, chiding, correption, down the banks, dressing down, going over
Adjective
throughgoing (comparative more throughgoing, superlative most throughgoing)
- Active; energetic.
Synonyms of throughgoing
- berating
- chockling
- dirdum
- throughganging
- browbeating
- chiding
- dressing down
- going over
- jawing
- lecture
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Forms of throughgoing
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | throughgoings |
| alternative form | through-going |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more throughgoing |
| superlative | most throughgoing |
Origin of throughgoing
From through- + going. Compare thoroughgo, Scots throuchganging, Old English þurhgān, þurhgangan (“to go through, penetrate”). More at through, go.
Questions about throughgoing
- What does throughgoing mean?
- Throughgoing means a scolding; a severe reprimand or reproof.
- What part of speech is throughgoing?
- Throughgoing can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of throughgoing?
- The plural of throughgoing is throughgoings.
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