| pretend(dispute, shift, hedge, equivocate, quibble) |
| probe(verb, censure, disparage, disapprove, pan) |
| protest(verb, criticize, grumble, whine, whinge) |
| put up an argument(expression, dispute, shift, hedge, equivocate) |
| rap(verb, censure, disparage, disapprove, pan) |
| rebuke |
| recognize |
| refine a distinction |
| refute(verb, criticize, protest, grumble, whine) |
| repine(verb, criticize, protest, grumble, whine) |
| reprehend(verb, censure, disparage, disapprove, pan) |
| reprobate(verb, censure, disparage, disapprove, pan) |
| review(verb, censure, disparage, disapprove, pan) |
| rip(verb, censure, disparage, disapprove, pan) |
| roast(verb, censure, disparage, disapprove, pan) |
| scathe(verb, censure, disparage, disapprove, pan) |
| scold |
| scorch(verb, censure, disparage, disapprove, pan) |
| separate |
| set to(expression, dispute, shift, hedge, equivocate) |