Word
bawling out, n.
a severe scolding
<noun.communication>
freq. cnt.: 2
freq. cnt.: 1
freq. cnt.: 1
bawling out
castigation
chewing out
dressing down
earful
going-over
upbraiding
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
castigate
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
upbraid
semantic pointers
hypernym
reproof, rebuke, reproval, reprehension, reprimand