lashing n. scolding, berating, reproof, rebuke, reprimand; (verbal) abuse, castigation, chastisement, vituperation, revilement, Colloq dressing-down, telling-off, talking-to, Brit slating, ticking-off, wigging For all his efforts to please, he only got a tongue-lashing for interfering
TONGUE
Meaning of TONGUE in English
Oxford thesaurus English vocab. Английский словарь Оксфорд тезаурус. 2012