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monstering

British  
/ ˈmɒnstərɪŋ /

noun

  1. informal a severe reprimand or scolding; highly critical verbal attack

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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They found something, but only after a desperately passive first Test and a monstering by their rugby public.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

"I simply cannot see England losing," wrote Sir Clive Woodward, under a headline predicting a monstering of the Scotland forwards.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

That’s not the most obvious of career moves, but it gets results; Alan basically nips around the world, hauls lazy Titans out of bed, and tells them to start monstering.

From The New Yorker • May 31, 2019

“Many of these people haven’t met a trans person, and the monstering and caricaturing is not based on reality,” McConnell says.

From The Guardian • Apr. 20, 2019

You failed no one—monsters are the ones who do the monstering, not you.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

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