engueuler

Meaning

1. (informal) to give (someone) a roasting, to tell someone off, to chew out, to give shit
2. (informal) to argue, to have a row

Concepts

bawl out

chew out

berate

rebuke

scold

rollick

wade

reprove

tell off

give hell

quarrel

bollock

take to task

call down

call on the carpet

chew up

chide

dress down

have words

jaw

lambast

lambaste

lecture

rag

remonstrate

reprimand

reproof

trounce

lay into

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɑ̃.ɡœ.le/

Etymology

From en- + gueule + -er.

Sentences

Mais celle-ci est trop occupée à engueuler ses enfants .

But she is too busy yelling at her children.