tongue-lash

[tuhng-lash]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to scold severely.

tongue-lash

verb

1. (tr) to reprimand severely; scold

Other Word Forms

• tongue-lashing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of tongue-lash¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Related Words

• berate 
• censure 
• chastise 
• criticize 
• excoriate 
• flog 
• lambaste 
• lash 
• penalize 
• pummel 
• punish 
• rebuke 
• reprimand 
• scold 
• upbraid