| lambaste(verb, hit, censure, condemn, blame) |
| mess with(verb, expression, worry, annoy, torment) |
| needle |
| nettle |
| nosh(verb, snack, eat, vet, pluck) |
| nudge(bother, worry, annoy, harass, torment) |
| persecute(verb, harass, tease, bully) |
| pick |
| pick holes in(verb, expression, idiom, censure, disparage) |
| ponder(verb, study, check, consider, criticize) |
| probe(verb, study, check, consider, observe) |
| prove(verb, study, check, consider, observe) |
| quibble(dispute, harass, argue, complain, tease) |
| rain(oppose, fight, censure, challenge, blame) |
| rap(verb, censure, condemn, blame, blast) |
| read(verb, study, check, consider, criticize) |
| recriminate(verb, oppose, fight, censure, challenge) |
| remind(worry, annoy, harass, torment, tease) |
| remonstrate(verb, argue, vet, pluck, parse) |
| reprehend(verb, censure, condemn, blame, blast) |