BLOWING UP

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A severe rebuke

Example:

he deserved the berating that the coach gave him

Synonyms:

berating; blowing up

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("blowing up" is a kind of...):

rebuke; reprehension; reprimand; reproof; reproval (an act or expression of criticism and censure)

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