laying into Antonyms
Strongest:
- ranting-at-
- lecturing
- calling-down
- scolding
- reaming-out-
- reprimanding
- railing-at-or-against-
- blaming
- dressing-down
Strong:
- mocking
- scoring
- chewing-out
- admonishing
- criticizing
- hammering
- chastising
- attacking
- reading-the-riot-act-to-
- basting
- taking-to-task
- ragging
- berating
- flaying
- rebuking
- rating
- jawing
- reproaching
- lacing-into-
- remonstrating-with-
- bawling-out
- upbraiding
Weak:
Meaning of laying into
laying into
sexual intercourse, a simple narrative poem, the nature of a fiber rope as determined by the amount of twist, the angle of the strands, and the angle of the threads in the strands, a simple poem that tells a story, to place for rest or sleep, to put (strands) in place and twist to form a rope, hawser, or cable, something (such as a layer) that lies or is laid (see lay entry 1), to make calm, to place (something immaterial) on something, wager, bet, share of profit (as on a whaling voyage) paid in lieu of wages, of or relating to members of a religious house occupied with domestic or manual work, to fail or blunder especially embarrassingly, to place or assign in one's scheme of things, lie entry 1, calm, allay, assert, allege, to bring forth and deposit (an egg), to set in order or position, to put or set down, to adjust (a gun) to the proper direction and elevation, bury sense 1, to deposit as a wager, prepare, contrive, not of a particular profession, to beat or strike down with force, to dispose or spread over or on a surface, to attack especially verbally, lacking extensive knowledge of a particular subject, to make by putting strands in place and twisting, to copulate with, to produce and deposit eggs, to remove (a parliamentary motion) from consideration indefinitely, to bring to a specified condition, to spread over a surface, to prepare or position for action or operation, impose sense 1a, to put forward, to submit for examination and determination, of or relating to laymen or the laity, to advance as an accusation, to apply oneself vigorously, terms of sale or employment, to put (something, such as legislation) on the agenda, to beat or strike down, the way in which a thing lies in relation to something else, melody, song, to cause to settle, to bring against or into contact with something, plan, prepare, line of work, to put as a burden of reproach, to impose as a duty, burden, or punishment, bury, see, behold, to submit for examination and judgment, the way in which a thing lies or is laid in relation to something else, melody sense 2, song, the amount of advance of any point in a rope strand for one turn, bet, wager, to press down giving a smooth and even surface, to proceed to a specified place or position on a ship, line of action, of or relating to the laity, to put or set on or against a surface or in order, a partner in sexual intercourse, to make ready, the state of one that lays eggs, covert, lair
laying into Sentence Examples
- The coach was laying into the players after their disappointing performance.
- The teacher was laying into the student for his disrespectful behavior.
- The boss was laying into the employee for his poor work ethic.
- The mother was laying into her child for breaking the vase.
- The friend was laying into the other friend for spreading rumors.
- The politician was laying into his opponent during the debate.
- The customer was laying into the store manager for the poor service.
- The critic was laying into the movie for its lack of originality.
- The reviewer was laying into the book for its confusing plot.
- The judge was laying into the defendant for his heinous crime.
FAQs About the word laying into
sexual intercourse, a simple narrative poem, the nature of a fiber rope as determined by the amount of twist, the angle of the strands, and the angle of the thr
ranting (at), lecturing, calling down,scolding, reaming (out), reprimanding, railing (at or against), blaming, dressing down, mocking
sanctioning, endorsing, indorsing,approving, extolling,praising,lauding
The coach was laying into the players after their disappointing performance.
The teacher was laying into the student for his disrespectful behavior.
The boss was laying into the employee for his poor work ethic.
The mother was laying into her child for breaking the vase.
