Usually means: Conversation aimed at correction, guidance.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word talking-to:

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  1. talking-to: Merriam-Webster
  2. talking-to: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. talking-to: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. talking-to, talking-to: Collins English Dictionary
  5. talking-to: Wordnik
  6. talking-to: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. talking-to: Wiktionary
  8. talking-to: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. talking-to: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. talking-to: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. talking-to: Dictionary.com
  12. talking-to: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  (colloquial) A scolding or reprimand; a lengthy rebuke.

Similar:
talking to, throughgoing, scolding, berating, hearing, earful, flyting, rattle, tongue lashing, wigging, more...

Opposite:
ignoring, avoiding, snubbing, shunning

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Similar:
talking to, throughgoing, scolding, berating, hearing, earful, flyting, rattle, tongue lashing, wigging, more...

Opposite:
ignoring, avoiding, snubbing, shunning



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