| NOUN | communication | berating, blowing up | a severe rebuke |
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| Sounds | bihrey'tihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | A severe rebuke. | |
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| Example | "he deserved the berating that the coach gave him" | |
| Synonym | blowing up | |
| Broader | rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand | An act or expression of criticism and censure |
| Spanish | bronca, explosión, llamada de atención | |
| Catalan | esbronc | |
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