tongue-lash

[ tuhng-lash ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to scold severely.

tongue-lash

verb

1. tr to reprimand severely; scold

Derived Forms

• ˈtongue-ˌlashing, nounadjective

Other Words From

• tongue-lashing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of tongue-lash¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Yet bravely he strove again to give tongue-lash for tongue-lash—by reaching out one palsied hand toward his weapon.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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