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bristle(verb, blow, rage, roar, storm)
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call to task(verb, expression, idiom, reprimand, discredit)
2
calumniate(verb, sound, abuse, censure, condemn)
2
cane(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
2
cap(verb, sound, insult, offend, persecute)
2
cavil(verb, charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
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chaffer
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challenge(criticize, censure, blame)
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champ at bit(expression, idiom, blow, rage, roar)
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check(criticize, censure, condemn, blame, rebuke)
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chirr
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claver
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come down hard on(expression, idiom, censure, caution, rebuke)
2
complain(verb, take, attack, oppose, criticize)
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confab
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criminate
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crush
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cuss out(verb, expression, sound, criticize, insult)
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cut down(expression, sound, insult, offend, persecute)
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cut to the quick(expression, idiom, sound, insult, offend)
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