127 entries under verb topic. ×

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reprimand(attack, praise, oppose, criticize)
5
berate(oppose, criticize, fight, censure)
5
call down(expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
5
chide(attack, praise, oppose, criticize)
5
rebuke(attack, praise, criticize, censure)
4
bawl out(expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
4
chew out(expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
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chew up
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dress down(expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
4
have words(expression, disagree, squabble, altercate)
4
jaw
4
lecture(oppose, criticize, censure, condemn)
4
scold(attack, praise, oppose, criticize)
4
take to task(expression, idiom, oppose, censure)
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admonish(attack, praise, oppose, criticize)
3
lambaste(attack, praise)
3
rag
3
remonstrate
3
reproof
3
trounce
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