throatful
- noun
- /ˈθroʊt.fəl/
- Informal
:
reprimenda
- After arriving late to practice, he got a real throatful from the coach in front of everyone.
Examples
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The manager delivered a throatful to the team after their poor performance.
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Don't give me a throatful!
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She gave her brother a throatful for borrowing her car without asking.
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She received a throatful from her boss for being late.
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After arriving late to practice, he received a loud throatful from the coach in front of everyone.
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She earned a severe throatful from her mother for staying out too late.
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The principal gave the students a harsh throatful for their disruptive behavior in class.
Synonyms
7
3.3
A strong angry talk that tells someone they did something wrong
5
6.5
A strong angry talk that tells someone they did wrong
5
7.6
A strong angry talk that scolds someone for a mistake
4
8.9
A long angry speech that attacks a person or their ideas
1
8.8
A strong scolding you get when someone is angry with you
A loud, angry talk that tells someone they made a mistake
Antonyms
How Harsh
25
7.7
- Informal
5
7.6
- Informal
7
3.3
- Formal
24
6.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Throatful can also mean an angry, loud scolding. A helpful way to remember this is to imagine someone forcing a lot of harsh words out of their throat, like giving you an earful, so a throatful is a severe verbal telling-off.