| sidestep |
| snivel(verb, criticize, protest, grumble, whine) |
| support |
| take exception |
| tear apart |
| tergiversate |
| accuse(verb, criticize, protest, grumble, whine) |
| admonish |
| altercate(dispute, shift, hedge, equivocate, quibble) |
| animadvert on(verb, expression, censure, disparage, disapprove) |
| appraise(verb, censure, disparage, disapprove, pan) |
| argue(criticize, equivocate, quibble, cavil) |
| argue over(expression, dispute, shift, hedge, equivocate) |
| argufy(dispute, shift, hedge, equivocate, quibble) |
| ascribe(verb, criticize, protest, grumble, whine) |
| assess(verb, censure, disparage, disapprove, pan) |
| attack(verb, criticize, protest, grumble, whine) |
| avoid(dispute, shift, hedge, equivocate, quibble) |
| bash(verb, censure, disparage, disapprove, pan) |
| beef(verb, criticize, protest, grumble, whine) |