tongue-lash
[ tuhng-lash ]
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verb (used with or without object)
to scold severely.
Origin of tongue-lash
1First recorded in 1880–85
Other words from tongue-lash
- tongue-lashing, noun
Words Nearby tongue-lash
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How to use tongue-lash in a sentence
Yet bravely he strove again to give tongue-lash for tongue-lash—by reaching out one palsied hand toward his weapon.
The Poor Little Rich Girl | Eleanor Gates
British Dictionary definitions for tongue-lash
tongue-lash
verb
(tr) to reprimand severely; scold
Derived forms of tongue-lash
- tongue-lashing, noun, adjective
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