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tongue lashings

tongue lashings is the plural 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.

Questions about tongue lashings

What is tongue lashings the plural of?
Tongue lashings is the plural of tongue lashing.

Words near tongue lashings in the dictionary

  1. tongue kiss
  2. tongue kissed
  3. tongue kisses
  4. tongue kissing
  5. tongue lashing
  6. tongue lashings
  7. tongue long enough to cut one's own throat
  8. tongue long enough to cut one's throat
  9. tongue map
  10. tongue maps
  11. tongue pillar

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