Bawl out Moderate

Bawl out has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

censure severely or angrily

"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"

"The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"

"The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

call on the carpet take to task rebuke rag trounce lecture reprimand jaw dress down call down scold chide berate bawl out remonstrate chew out chew up have words lambaste lambast

To shout very loudly.

Example Sentences

"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car" verb

"The deputy ragged the Prime Minister" verb

"The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" verb