CHEWING OUT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A severe scolding

Synonyms:

bawling out; castigation; chewing out; dressing down; earful; going-over; upbraiding

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("chewing out" is a kind of...):

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

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