tongue-lash
verb (used with or without object)
to scold severely.
tongue-lashing
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a word derived from
tongue-lash.
Example Sentences
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This week’s tongue-lashing is the latest salvo in Wilson’s campaign to remake Lululemon’s board.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
Well, he’s apparently been chatting with Chinese President Xi Jinping about the whole matter, and he’s invited TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew—once the subject of a bipartisan tongue-lashing in Congress—to attend his Monday inauguration.
From Slate ● Jan. 17, 2025
Her tongue-lashing is hilarious, at least to us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
Meadows claimed he then sent an email pushing the campaign to assemble pro-Trump slates of electors largely because he feared a tongue-lashing from his boss.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2023
She could tell by the expression on his face and the movements of his hands that he was giving him a tongue-lashing.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
