English Explanatory Dictionary

dressing-down

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A reprimand or rarely, a thrashing.

Pronunciation

en-au-dressing-down.ogg

Word forms

dressing-down dressing-downs dressings-down dressing down

Synonyms

handbagging stricture hiding going over animadversion criticism criticization critique dressing-down slam ass beating ass kicking battering beatdown beating boom-boom clobbering drubbing dusting flogging kicking lacing lamming larruping leathering loundering licking pasting pummeling shellac shoeing smackdown thrashing thumping thwacking warming whaling whipping whopping whupping wiping

Related words

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