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CHEWING OUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chewing out mean?
• CHEWING OUT (noun)
The noun CHEWING OUT has 1 sense:
1. a severe scolding
Familiarity information: CHEWING OUT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A severe scolding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
bawling out; castigation; chewing out; dressing down; earful; going-over; upbraiding
Hypernyms ("chewing out" is a kind of...):
rebuke; reprehension; reprimand; reproof; reproval (an act or expression of criticism and censure)
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