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tongue-lashing

tongue-lashing is the alternative spelling of tongue lashing.

Meaning of tongue lashing

Noun

tongue lashing (plural tongue lashings)

  1. A verbal rebuke, often severe.
    • The coach was so upset with his team after they lost that he gave them an hour-long tongue-lashing.

Forms of tongue-lashing

pluraltongue-lashings

Questions about tongue-lashing

What is tongue-lashing the alternative spelling of?
Tongue-lashing is the alternative spelling of tongue lashing.

Words near tongue-lashing in the dictionary

  1. tongue-in-cheek
  2. tongue-in-chic
  3. tongue-lash
  4. tongue-lashed
  5. tongue-lashes
  6. tongue-lashing
  7. tongue-lashings
  8. tongue-lolling
  9. tongue-lolling bit
  10. tongue-lolling bits
  11. tongue-pad

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