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tongue-lashingverbpresent participle of tongue-lash to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failingsthe drill sergeant tongue-lashed the recruits with a colorful litany of foulmouthed invectives basting, bawling out, berating, calling down, castigating, chastising, chewing out, dressing down, flaying, hammering, jawing, keelhauling, lambasting, lecturing, ragging, railing (at or against), ranting (at), rating, reaming (out), rebuking, reprimanding, reproaching, scolding, scoring, upbraiding admonishing, chiding, remonstrating (with), reprovingabusing, assailing, attacking, bad-mouthing, blaming, blasting, censuring, condemning, criticizing, crucifying, denouncing, dissing(slang), excoriating, faulting, haranguing, knocking, lacing (into), lashing, panning, reprehending, reviling, scourging, slamming, vituperatingbelittling, disparaging, mocking, putting downridiculing, scoffing, scorning laying into, reading the riot act (to), taking to task approving, endorsing(also indorsing), sanctioningextolling, lauding, praising |