tonguelashing

Bella's style was to demand, not ask, and -- for better or for worse -- many women who worked along side her are proudly scarred from a Bella Abzug tonguelashing.

Jessica Wakeman: On Sexist Media Coverage of Hillary Clinton 2008

But he could hardly remain compassionate when his every attempt at kindness was met with a scornful tonguelashing.

Where There's Smoke Brown, Sandra, 1948- 1994

MS. MYERS: I had him into my office for a good tonguelashing.

Press Briefing By Dee Dee Myers ITY National Archives 1993

I had been shouted out by experts, but somehow Butterfly's calm criticism cut me deeper than any tonguelashing I had ever recieved from Aahz.

Myth-Nomers And Im-Pervections Asprin, Robert 1987

He gave Han a quick loud tonguelashing and then switched rifles with him, and ordered him to do the cleanup.

1968 Haldeman, Joe & Fields, Trinity 1984

Nasir was a strutting know-it-all he should never have hired in the firstplace—but still, he didn’t deserve that kind of tonguelashing.

Starfleet Year One Michael Jan Friedman 2002