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CHEWING OUT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A severe scolding
Synonyms:
bawling out; castigation; chewing out; dressing down; earful; going-over; upbraiding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("chewing out" is a kind of...):
rebuke; reprehension; reprimand; reproof; reproval (an act or expression of criticism and censure)
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