422 entries under verb topic. ×

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scorch(attack, abuse, criticize, censure)
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whip(attack, abuse, criticize, censure)
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annoy(bother, harass, needle)
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arraign(attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
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assail(take, beat, attack, criticize)
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backbite(charge, sound, criticize, scorn)
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baste(criticize, censure, discipline, reprimand)
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beat(attack, criticize, censure, discipline)
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blister(attack, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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blow sky-high(abuse, criticize)
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charge(take, attack, criticize, rush)
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come down on(expression, idiom, abuse, criticize)
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discipline(charge, correct, criticize, fine)
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drub(abuse, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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fulminate(attack, criticize, blow, rush)
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get at(expression, phrasal verb, abuse)
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give a gobful(abuse, criticize)
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give the brush-off(abuse, criticize)
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incriminate(charge, attack, criticize, scorn)
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jump on(expression, phrasal verb, oppose, censure)
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