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tell apart
tell off
tell on
tell-story
Tell, William
teller
tellin
telling
telling-off
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telling-off
tell·ing-off (plural tell·ings-off)


noun 
Definition:
 
scolding: a scolding or reprimand for doing something wrong ( informal )

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