| tear apart(verb, expression, oppose, censure, pay) |
| tear into(verb, expression, abuse, criticize, censure) |
| tell |
| thrash(verb, criticize, censure, discipline, reprimand) |
| tongue |
| vilify(abuse, condemn, blame, insult, reproach) |
| warn(caution, reprove) |
| whip(verb, criticize, censure, discipline, protest) |
| yell at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, abuse, criticize) |
| zap(verb, oppose, censure, pay, reprimand) |
| accost(verb, criticize, grab, confront, lecture) |
| accuse(abuse, criticize, condemn, blame, curse) |
| advise(caution, reprove, warn) |
| ambush(verb, grab, confront, corner, waylay) |
| annoy(verb, grab, confront, corner, waylay) |
| bait |
| bark at(expression, abuse, condemn, blame, insult) |
| be hard on(punish, scold, scapegoat) |
| bedevil |
| belabor(verb, criticize, ridicule, upbraid, lambaste) |