chew out English

Meaning chew out meaning

What does chew out mean?

chew out

— verb (= rag, dress down, scold) censure severely or angrily The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car The deputy ragged the Prime Minister The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup

Synonyms chew out synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as chew out?

chew out English » English

scold

rebuke

reprimand

bawl out

trounce

take to task

reproof

remonstrate

rag

lecture

lambaste

lambast

jaw

have words

dress down

chide

chew up

call on the carpet

call down

berate

tut-tut

tut

tsk

tell someone off

strip off

strip down

speak angrily

reprimand severely

rake over the coals

give a sound scolding

criminate

Topics chew out topics

What do people use chew out to talk about?

Social behavior Conflict Peace

Rebuke

• What words refer to someone telling another that he has done wrong?
  rebuke chew out reprimand scold reprove excoriate censor verbal abuse yell at lecture call on the carpet lay out tell off