72 entries under scold topic. ×

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light into(verb, expression, advance, attack, abuse)
2
pick on(verb, expression, rebuke, punish)
2
punish(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
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rebuke(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, reproach)
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reprehend(attack, criticize, censure, condemn, blame)
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reprove(attack, criticize, censure, condemn, blame)
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scathe(verb, criticize, censure, condemn, blame)
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tell off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize, censure)
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upbraid(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
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baste(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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bawl out(verb, expression, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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beat(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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cane(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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chasten(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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check(verb, control, reduce, restrain, diminish)
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chew out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize, censure)
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correct(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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criticize severely(verb, expression, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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discipline(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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drag over the coals(verb, expression, idiom, criticize, censure)
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