Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tongue-lash

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: tongue-lash
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To scold, to chew out.

Inflected Forms

tongue-lashes (present, singular) tongue-lashing (participle, present) tongue-lashed (participle, past) tongue-lashed (past)

Rhymes With

cash crash flash trash ash smash dash clash splash nash bash rash

Questions

What does tongue-lash mean?: To scold, to chew out.

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