Usually means: Scold or criticize someone severely.
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We found 9 dictionaries that define the word TONGUE-LASH:

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  1. tongue-lash: Merriam-Webster
  2. tongue-lash: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. tongue-lash, tongue-lash: Collins English Dictionary
  4. tongue-lash: Wiktionary
  5. tongue-lash: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. tongue-lash: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  7. tongue-lash: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. tongue-lash: Dictionary.com
  9. tongue-lash: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ verb:  To scold, to chew out.

Similar:
tongue, chew out, mouthfuck, lash, lick one's chops, give tongue, loll, cluck one's tongue, tush, click one's tongue, more...

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tongue, chew out, mouthfuck, lash, lick one's chops, give tongue, loll, cluck one's tongue, tush, click one's tongue, more...



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