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[ taw-king-too ] / ˈtɔ kɪŋˌtu / SEE SYNONYMS FOR talking-to ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural talk·ing-tos.Origin of talking-toFirst recorded in 1875–80 Words nearby talking-totalking head, talking machine, talking picture, talking point, talking shop, talking-to, talk into, talk out, talk out of, talk over, talk radio Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for talking-toIf someone is making lots of errors they will get a talking-to. Former NSA Director Michael Hayden Responds to Edward Snowden Claim|Eli Lake|June 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST We're talking-to ourselves—or rather, to a fringe constituency within ourselves. Fast and Furious: Inside Joke|David Frum|June 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST Let him pay, the beggar, its his own fault, and Ill give him a talking-to. Egholm and his God|Johannes Buchholtz I meant to think over the talking-to that I should give Million when she returned. Miss Million's Maid|Bertha Ruck
He gave them a talking-to that was more emphatic than choice in its language. The Ranche on the Oxhide|Henry Inman For it had been about the "Novum" that Stan had given Strong that talking-to. A Crooked Mile|Oliver Onions I did give Ginger's snip a talking-to, I tell you, after; but it was a near shave, as you will soon know. Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge|John Newman
British Dictionary definitions for talking-to
nouninformal a session of criticism, as of the work or attitude of a subordinate by a person in authority Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to talking-tosermon, condemnation, admonition, censure, disapproval, snub, reproach, punishment, rebuff, rebuke, quarrel, trouble, controversy, squabble, dispute, scolding, going-over, castigation, preaching, reprimand |