ragging

[rag-ing] / ˈræg ɪŋ /

NOUN

reprimand

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admonition censure rebuke

STRONG

admonishment blame castigation chiding grooming lecture rap reprehension reproof scolding tongue-lashing

WEAK

bawling-out calling down dressing-down hard time piece of one's mind slap on wrist talking-to telling-off what for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compliment praise

STRONG

commendation

WEAK

forgiveness reward

Example Sentences

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Guys hitting massive sixes, guys bowling rapid and spinners ragging it.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The Gallagher brothers have made a bit of a sport out of ragging on each other in the press.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025

We’ve all spent so much time ragging on Twitter and not really liking Twitter.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2022

They would be ragging me the whole game.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2019

He was always ragging Revere about falling off horses.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes