4
give what for(verb, expression, idiom, criticize, reprimand)
4
harass(verb, bother, annoy, reprimand, reproach)
4
inveigh(verb, abuse, censure, challenge, blame)
4
put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, sound)
4
rant(verb, take, attack, criticize, blow)
4
reprobate(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, scorn)
4
ride(verb, bother, sound, annoy, provoke)
4
scorch(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, censure)
4
whip(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, censure)
3
amazon(noun, fury, nag, bitch, backbiter)
3
annoy(verb, bother, harass, needle)
3
arraign(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
3
assail(verb, take, beat, attack, criticize)
3
backbite(verb, charge, sound, criticize, scorn)
3
baste(verb, criticize, censure, discipline, reprimand)
3
beat(verb, attack, criticize, censure, discipline)
3
blister(verb, attack, criticize, censure, reprimand)
3
blow sky-high(verb, abuse, criticize)
3
call
3
carper(noun, fury, nag, critic, bitch)
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