72 entries under scold topic. ×

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attack(verb, abuse, criticize, dispute, strike)
6
chastise(verb, abuse, criticize, censure, condemn)
6
chide(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, censure)
6
reprimand(verb, criticize, censure, condemn, blame)
6
scorch(verb, abuse, criticize, censure, condemn)
5
drub(verb, abuse, criticize, censure, reprimand)
5
rail(verb, abuse, criticize, censure, reprimand)
5
whip(verb, abuse, criticize, censure, reprimand)
4
dress down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize, censure)
3
berate(verb, abuse, criticize, censure, reprimand)
3
jump on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize, censure)
3
land on(verb, expression, criticize, punish)
2
blame(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
2
blister(verb, criticize, censure, condemn, blame)
2
castigate(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
2
censure(verb, attack, criticize, condemn, blame)
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criticize(verb, attack, dispute, censure, challenge)
2
denounce(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
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excoriate(verb, criticize, censure, condemn, blame)
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lambaste(criticize, censure, condemn, blame, blast)
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