| nag(verb, bother, sound, harass, insult) |
| trounce(verb, thrash, thump, clobber) |
| call on the carpet(verb, expression, idiom, oppose, criticize) |
| carpet(verb, reprimand, scold) |
| chew up(verb, expression, phrasal verb) |
| condemn(verb, charge, attack, abuse, criticize) |
| correct(verb, criticize, censure, discipline, humble) |
| curse(verb, abuse, criticize, condemn, blame) |
| denounce(verb, charge, attack, abuse, criticize) |
| disparage(verb, charge, abuse, criticize, annoy) |
| find fault with(verb, expression, idiom, charge, criticize) |
| have words(verb, expression, idiom, reprimand, punish) |
| inculpate(verb, blame) |
| let into(verb, abuse, criticize) |
| reproof |
| scorch(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, censure) |
| twit |
| whip(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, censure) |
| assail(verb, beat, attack, abuse, criticize) |
| baste(verb, criticize, censure, discipline, reprimand) |