Meanings
nountongue lashing (plural tongue lashings)
plural tongue lashings · alternative tongue-lashing
- 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.
Synonyms: castigation, scolding
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA verbal rebuke, often severe.
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Translations
Dutch berisping
- berispingverbal rebuke
Irish léasadh teanga
- léasadh teangaverbal rebuke
Polish reprymenda
- reprymendaverbal rebuke
Yiddish מי־שברך
- מי־שברך (mishebeyrekh)verbal rebuke
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APA
tongue lashing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongue%20lashing
MLA
“tongue lashing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongue%20lashing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tongue lashing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongue%20lashing.
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