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BLOWING UP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A severe rebuke
Example:
he deserved the berating that the coach gave him
Synonyms:
berating; blowing up
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("blowing up" is a kind of...):
rebuke; reprehension; reprimand; reproof; reproval (an act or expression of criticism and censure)
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