throughgoing

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

through-going

Etymology[edit]

From through- +‎ going. Compare thoroughgo, Scots throuchganging, Old English þurhgān, þurhgangan (“to go through, penetrate”). More at through, go.

Noun[edit]

throughgoing (plural throughgoings)

(dialectal, chiefly Scotland) A scolding; a severe reprimand or reproof.

Synonyms[edit]

throughganging

Adjective[edit]

throughgoing (comparative more throughgoing, superlative most throughgoing)

(dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Active; energetic.

Anagrams[edit]

going through

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