6
jaw(verb, criticize, protest, reprimand, complain)
6
revile(verb, abuse, condemn, reprimand, reproach)
6
tongue-lash(verb, abuse, criticize, censure, condemn)
6
wig(verb, aggravate, reproach, scold, bumming)
5
call down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, praise)
5
rag
5
rate(verb, abuse, criticize, censure, condemn)
5
tick off(verb, expression, oppose, criticize, censure)
4
call on the carpet(verb, expression, idiom, attack, praise)
4
chew up
4
have words(verb, expression, reprimand, punish, scold)
4
lambast
4
remonstrate
4
vituperate(verb, abuse, criticize, reprimand, reproach)
3
lash(verb, abuse, criticize, censure, condemn)
3
rail(verb, abuse, criticize, censure, condemn)
3
ream(verb, criticize, censure, discipline, reprimand)
3
reproof
3
trounce
2
attack(verb, criticize, protest, complain, kick)
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