chewing out 1 of 2

noun

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 chewing out
Verb
The episode ends with Kyle’s mom chewing out Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his actions in the ongoing war. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chewing out
  1. rebuke
  2. scolding
  3. attack
  4. lecturing
  5. reprimand
  6. reprimanding
  7. criticism
  8. dressing down
Noun
  • Mayor Gary Hulsey had nothing to say about the public rebuke.
    — Rachel Royster July 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
  • Platner’s campaign, among others, has been a rebuke to that establishment.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 7 July 2026
Definition of rebuke
Verb
  • Remake includes footage of Adrian urging his father to consider Carr’s offer, and gently scolding him for having passed up certain opportunities to make money—money that would have made the family's life better—off his filmmaking acumen.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026
  • Soon though, Shawna noticed some of Zaayer's strange behaviors — including scolding her grandson, getting upset over cleaning habits and allegedly showing them racist videos.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of scolding
Noun
  • Iran’s new energy weapon Following the start of US- and Israeli-led attacks on February 28, Iran almost immediately declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, creating the largest oil supply shock in history.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • While setting up an attack near the France box, midfielder Dani Olmo overcame a hard challenge that knocked him down to play a through ball to Pedro Porro.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Definition of attack
Verb
  • College professors spend less time lecturing than a typical sportswriter creating fake controversies to criticize.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • If and until that day comes, there will be fingerpointing, lecturing and posturing, all of which has flowed freely in the wake of the Sorsby decision.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 June 2026
Definition of lecturing
Noun
  • In a largely symbolic reprimand, Senate Democrats succeeded on Tuesday in forcing through a resolution to end the war with Iran.
    — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 23 June 2026
  • The reprimands have gone beyond rhetoric.
    — Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
Definition of reprimand
Verb
  • Her Volumnia bellows at her meek daughter-in-law, Virgilia (Justine Faith) as though reprimanding an incompetent private.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Earlier this week, Scott Agness claimed his press credentials were revoked by the team after his reporting led to the WNBA reprimanding the Fever for not being transparent about Clark’s health status during a game on May 20.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
Definition of reprimanding
Noun
  • Yet Valdés Ugalde points out that the US shows no signs of caring about Mexican criticisms of its immigration policy.
    — Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 12 July 2026
  • The veteran official has spent 2026 fielding criticism, and his last month has been rough.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of criticism
Verb
  • Like Bezos, whose Sun Valley uniform has included jeans with T-shirts and polo shirts, many of the male tech executives are dressing down.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 10 July 2026
  • Hardline politicians slammed the president’s unorthodox choice of attire and activists accused him of double standards, where under Iran’s strict dress codes, ordinary people would be barred from dressing down.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Definition of dressing down

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