Meanings
nountongue-lashing (countable and uncountable, plural tongue-lashings)
plural tongue-lashings
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of tongue lashing.
One common thread is that many victims of Vance's tongue-lashing are America's allies.
2025 April 3, James Landale, “Vance took the lead attacking Zelensky. Why?”, in BBC
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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tongue-lashing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongue-lashing
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“tongue-lashing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongue-lashing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tongue-lashing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongue-lashing.
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