tongue-lash

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tuhng lash]
- /tʌŋ læʃ/
- /tʌŋ læʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tuhng lash]
- /tʌŋ læʃ/

Definitions of tongue-lash word

verb tongue-lash to reprimand severely; scold 0
verb transitive tongue-lash to scold or reprove harshly; reprimand 0

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Origin of tongue-lash

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Tongue-lash

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tongue-lash

tongue-lash popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for tongue-lash

verb tongue-lash

berate — If you berate someone, you speak to them angrily about something they have done wrong.
blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
call down — to request or invoke
call on the carpet — (chiefly US) To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily.
caned — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.

All 27 Synonyms of tongue-lash