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Definition of tongue-lashing noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tongue-lashing

noun
 
/ˈtʌŋ læʃɪŋ/
 
/ˈtʌŋ læʃɪŋ/
(informal)
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  1. an occasion when somebody speaks in an angry or critical way to somebody who has done something wrong
    • The banks got a tongue-lashing at the committee hearing.
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