Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

call on the carpet

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
cal-l on the -car-pet
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily.

American usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

calls on the carpet (present, singular) calling on the carpet (participle, present) called on the carpet (participle, past) called on the carpet (past)

Phrases

on the carpet trip to the woodshed

Frequently Paired Words

on the carpet trip to the woodshed

Synonyms

bawl out berate call down carpet chew out chew up chide dress down have words jaw lambaste lecture

Questions

What does call on the carpet mean?
To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily.

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