110 entries under scold topic. ×

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vilify(verb, attack, oppose, abuse, scorn)
8
dress down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, abuse)
8
tell off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, charge, attack)
7
admonish(verb, charge, abuse, scorn, censure)
7
punish(verb, attack, abuse, censure, condemn)
7
rap(verb, charge, attack, praise, abuse)
7
revile(verb, cut, attack, remove, abuse)
7
take to task(verb, expression, idiom, charge, attack)
6
chew out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, censure, blame)
6
flay(verb, charge, beat, attack, timing)
6
nag(verb, oppose, dislike, condemn, object)
6
reprobate(verb, charge, attack, reject, oppose)
5
abuse(verb, upset, charge, meet, attack)
5
lecture(verb, charge, abuse, scorn, censure)
5
rail(verb, oppose, censure, challenge, rage)
5
scorn(verb, abuse, condemn, fault, insult)
5
tick off(verb, expression, crack, censure, condemn)
4
carpet(verb, attack, reproach)
4
chasten(verb, censure, discipline, reprimand, caution)
4
discipline(verb, charge, scorn, censure, condemn)
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