HyperDic: talking_to

English > 1 sense of the expression talking to:
NOUNcommunicationtalking to, lecture, speecha lengthy rebuke
English > talking to: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA lengthy rebuke.
Example "the teacher gave him a talking to"
Synonymslecture, speech
Narrowercurtain lectureA private lecture to a husband by his wife
sermon, preachingA moralistic rebuke
Broaderrebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimandAn act or expression of criticism and censure
Spanishcharla, discurso, sermón
Catalandiscurs, sermó

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