116 entries under scold topic. ×

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tick off(verb, expression, oppose, censure, blame)
4
call on the carpet(verb, expression, idiom, attack, praise)
4
come down on(verb, expression, idiom, criticize, censure)
4
have words(verb, expression, reprimand, punish)
4
jaw(verb, reproach)
4
punish(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
4
rate(verb, criticize, censure, discipline, reprimand)
3
chasten(verb, criticize, censure, discipline, reprimand)
3
rap(verb, attack, praise, abuse, criticize)
3
reprehend(verb, attack, oppose, criticize, censure)
3
wig(verb, reproach)
2
attack(verb, abuse, criticize, censure, condemn)
2
blame(verb, attack, oppose, criticize, censure)
2
blister(verb, abuse, criticize, censure, condemn)
2
condemn(verb, attack, criticize, censure, blame)
2
correct(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
2
denounce(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, censure)
2
discipline(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, caution)
2
excoriate(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
2
flay(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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