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nag(bother, sound, harass, insult)
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trounce(thrash, thump, clobber)
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call on the carpet(expression, idiom, oppose, criticize)
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carpet(reprimand, scold)
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chew up(expression, phrasal verb)
5
condemn(charge, attack, abuse, criticize)
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correct(criticize, censure, discipline, humble)
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curse(abuse, criticize, condemn, blame)
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denounce(charge, attack, abuse, criticize)
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disparage(charge, abuse, criticize, annoy)
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find fault with(expression, idiom, charge, criticize)
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have words(expression, idiom, reprimand, punish)
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inculpate
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let into(abuse, criticize)
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reproof
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scorch(attack, abuse, criticize, censure)
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twit
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whip(attack, abuse, criticize, censure)
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assail(beat, attack, abuse, criticize)
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baste(criticize, censure, discipline, reprimand)
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