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Definition of Chew out
1. Verb. Censure severely or angrily. "Sam cannot chew out Sue "; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
Exact synonyms: Bawl Out, Berate, Call Down, Call On The Carpet, Chew Up, Chide, Dress Down, Have Words, Jaw, Lambast, Lambaste, Lecture, Rag, Rebuke, Remonstrate, Reprimand, Reproof, Scold, Take To Task, Trounce
Specialized synonyms: Castigate, Chasten, Chastise, Correct, Objurgate, Brush Down, Tell Off
Generic synonyms: Criticise, Criticize, Knock, Pick Apart
Derivative terms: Chiding, Lecture, Rebuke, Rebuker, Reprimand, Reproof, Scolder, Scolding
Specialized synonyms: Castigate, Chasten, Chastise, Correct, Objurgate, Brush Down, Tell Off
Generic synonyms: Criticise, Criticize, Knock, Pick Apart
Derivative terms: Chiding, Lecture, Rebuke, Rebuker, Reprimand, Reproof, Scolder, Scolding
Definition of Chew out
1. Verb. (idiomatic US) To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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