keelhauling
present participle ofkeelhaul
keelhaul
verb[T]
old-fashionedinformaluk/ˈkiːl.hɔːl/us/ˈkiːl.hɑːl/totellsomeone offseverely
Chastising & rebuking
- admonitory
- barracking
- bawl
- bawlsomeoneout
- be a reproach tosomeone/somethingidiom
- carpet
- coal
- keelhaul
- lambaste
- lecture
- pull
- pullsomeoneup
- punchbag
- punching bag
- putsomeoneintheirplaceidiom
- reproach
- reproachful
- shame
- tear
- upbraid
Examplesofkeelhauling
keelhauling
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
With a long coat, mechanical parrot, and peg leg, he also upholds many old traditions of classic pirates, including walking the plank andkeelhauling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thekeelhaulingsite was situated in the area where the carpentry shop was later built, with the building berth located to the northeast.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Keelhaulinghas become strongly associated with pirate lore.
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