talking-to[noun]Synonyms: reprimand, criticism, dressing-down
(informal), lecture, rebuke, reproach, reproof, scolding, telling-off
(informal), ticking-off
(informal) [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ˈtalking-to noun [countable usually singular] informal an occasion when you talk to someone angrily, especially a child or someone who is below you in rank
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲