chewing out 1 of 2

noun

Definition of chewing outnext
as in rebuke

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chewing out

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verb

present participle of chew out
as in scolding
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings the coach chews out even the stars of the team if they fail to show up for practice

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chewing out
  1. rebuke
  2. attack
  3. reprimand
  4. criticism
  5. reproof
  6. assault
  7. abuse
  8. lashing
Noun
  • Los Angeles Unified school principals — saying their workload is too heavy and the pressure to raise student achievement, manage complex budgets and keep campuses safe is too intense — have voted to join the Teamsters union in a rebuke to the leadership of Supt.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The comment drew a rebuke from Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Hendry, who said the force is burned out and drained by waves of retirements.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of rebuke
Noun
  • Loading your audio article An unhinged attacker slashed a man and a woman in back-to-back unprovoked knife attacks in Grand Central Station, police said Wednesday.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Since then, she has only been seen on very rare occasions, the most important in the royal calendar—Trooping the Colour and Remembrance Day—but also the dearest to her heart—the Wimbledon final and an event to support the families of victims of an attack in Southport.
    La rédaction de Vanity Fair, Glamour, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of attack
Noun
  • Like Wheeler, Filali only received a written reprimand.
    Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Its justices make the ultimate decisions on discipline for judges, ranging from mere letters of warning to more serious reprimands, up to suspensions for as long as a year and even, in very rare cases, removal from the bench.
    Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of reprimand
Noun
  • Francis has long welcomed frank and open debates and even has welcomed criticism of his own work.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The professional wrestler also gave a direct response to a user who appeared to be poking fun at people’s criticisms that her edibles were too accessible to the dog.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of criticism
Noun
  • Advertisement China’s Foreign Ministry also issued a vehement reproof.
    Elaine Kurtenbach, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
  • So your best response is either to ignore the remark, which is a reproof in itself, or to make a joke of it.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 9 July 2024
Definition of reproof
Noun
  • Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.
    Jacky Wong, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.
    Reuters, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2023
Definition of assault
Noun
  • Volunteers advocate for children who have been removed from their home from either abuse, abandonment or neglect.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
  • James Lamb of Kirksville, Mo., faces five counts of felony child abuse against his 4 year-old daughter, while Aireal Cole and Derrick Barnby each face two counts.
    Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of abuse
Noun
  • The sandwich itself is local fried snapper, placed between two thick slices of toasted bread and stuffed with cheese and coleslaw before being smothered in lashings of hot sauce.
    Rebekah Evans, The Week UK, theweek, 18 Nov. 2024
  • This leaves the platform as having lashings of potential but a wider gaming experience that’s frustratingly incomplete.
    Craig Grannell, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of lashing
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chewing out

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