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throughgoing

noun

A scolding; a severe reprimand or reproof.

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Meanings

nounthroughgoing (plural throughgoings)

plural throughgoings · alternative through-going

ScotlanddialectalA scolding; a severe reprimand or reproof.
Synonyms: berating, chockling, dirdum, throughganging, berating, browbeating, chiding, chockling

adjectivethroughgoing (comparative more throughgoing, superlative most throughgoing)

comparative more throughgoing · superlative most throughgoing · alternative through-going

ScotlanddialectalActive; energetic.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA scolding; a severe reprimand or reproof.

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berating browbeating chiding chockling correption dirdum dressing down going over jawing lecture objurgation rixation scolding sermon vituperation

Origin

From through- + going. Compare thoroughgo, Scots throuchganging, Old English þurhgān, þurhgangan (“to go through, penetrate”). More at through, go.

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APA

throughgoing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throughgoing

MLA

“throughgoing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throughgoing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “throughgoing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throughgoing.

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