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scorch(verb, attack, criticize, censure)
4
whip(verb, attack, criticize, censure)
3
blow sky-high(verb, criticize)
3
come down on(verb, expression, idiom, criticize)
3
drub(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand)
3
get at(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
3
give a gobful(verb, criticize)
3
give the brush-off(verb, criticize)
3
growl(censure, condemn, blame, protest)
3
rail against
2
blast(verb, charge, criticize, censure)
2
calumniate(verb, sound, censure, condemn)
2
get after(verb, expression, charge, criticize)
2
insult(verb, sound, scorn, censure)
2
inveigh against(verb, expression, attack, criticize)
2
rake over the coals(verb, expression, idiom, attack, correct)
2
ream(verb, criticize, fight, scorn)
2
run down(verb, expression, sound, oppose)
2
smear(verb, attack, sound, oppose)
1
asperse(verb, charge, criticize, scorn)
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