What is another word for tongue-lash?
Pronunciation:
[ tˈʌŋlˈaʃ], [ tˈʌŋlˈaʃ], [ t_ˈʌ_ŋ_l_ˈa_ʃ]
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Similar words for tongue-lash:
Synonyms for Tongue-lash:
v.
• berate (verb)- censure,
- jaw,
- rake over the coals,
- scold,
- jump all over,
- rate,
- give one hell,
- eat out,
- reprimand,
- chide,
- cuss out,
- blister,
- rail at,
- revile,
- call down,
- tell off,
- reprove,
- chew,
- rebuke,
- reproach,
- give what for,
- bawl out,
- upbraid,
- scorch.
- chastise,
- drub,
- whip,
- pummel,
- scourge,
- excoriate,
- come down on,
- discipline,
- flog,
- criticize,
- scathe,
- beat,
- scarify,
- penalize,
- cane,
- rail,
- lay out,
- correct,
- flay,
- lambaste,
- thrash,
- baste,
- ream,
- punish.
- afflict,
- restrain,
- abase,
- humble,
- tame,
- admonish,
- soften,
- subdue,
- try,
- curb,
- cow,
- reprehend,
- repress,
- objurgate.
Other synonyms:
• berate • chew out • inveigh- cracking down on,
- going after,
- recriminating,
- goes after,
- Trashed,
- reading out,
- had at,
- worked over.
- disciplined,
- caning,
- jump down one's throat,
- lash,
- take to task,
- Spatted,
- Tiffing,
- flogging,
- inveigh,
- row,
- rail against,
- Reaming,
- read the riot act,
- drag over the coals,
- exprobate,
- Reamed,
- Tiffed,
- vituperate,
- pummelling,
- jump down throat,
- chasten,
- berate,
- lean on,
- chew out,
- Disciplining,
- leaning on,
- castigate,
- fulminate against,
- Lampooned,
- Spatting,
- Caned,
- dress down,
- lampoon,
- have on the carpet,
- read riot act.
How to use "Tongue-lash" in context?
Tongue-lash is a recently developed insult that is becoming more and more popular. Tongue-lash typically refers to the practice of slaps or taps to the tongue with the back of one's hand. The term is derived from the Hindi language and is used to mock someone or to punish them.
Tongue-lash is often used in a derogatory way. It is often used to humiliate or to show that the speaker is in charge. It can also be used as a way to silence someone.
The practice of tongue-lash has been around for centuries, but it is only recently that it has become more popular.
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