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Noun: tongue-lashing  'túng`lashing
  1. Rebuking a person harshly
    - chiding, scolding, objurgation

Derived forms: tongue-lashings

Type of: rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval

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tongue tie
tongue twister
tongue worm
tongued
tonguefish
tongue-fish
tongueflower
tongue-flower
tongue-in-cheek
tongue-lashing
tongueless
tongueless frog
tonguelike
tongue-shaped
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tonguing and grooving plane
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tonic
tonic accent