talking to

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face" preaching, sermon - a moralistic rebuke; "your preaching is wasted on him" curtain lecture - a private lecture to a husband by his wife

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