talking-to talking to • talk into · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · talking-to · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 10 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a lengthy rebuke. Synonyms: lecture, speech, talking to. Examples: "A good lecture was my father's idea of discipline." "The teacher gave him a talking to." · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · lecture · · Synonym 1 speech · · Synonym 2 talking to · · Synonym 3 Characters · · - hyphen-minus U+002D a latin small letter a U+0061 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 k latin small letter k U+006B l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F t latin small letter t U+0074