87 entries under scold topic. ×

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denounce(verb, charge, attack, turn, criticize)
4
have words(verb, expression, reprimand, punish)
4
jaw(verb, reproach)
4
tick off(verb, expression, oppose, criticize, censure)
3
jump on(verb, expression, oppose, censure, discipline)
3
punish(verb, correct, discipline, reprimand, humiliate)
2
attack(verb, charge, criticize, scorn, censure)
2
blame(charge, attack, oppose, criticize, scorn)
2
hang something on(verb, expression, idiom, attack, turn)
2
ostracize(verb, charge, attack, criticize, scorn)
2
tear apart(expression, charge, oppose, criticize, scorn)
2
wig(verb, reproach)
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adjudicate(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
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blacklist(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
1
boycott(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
1
carp on(verb, expression, oppose, censure, pay)
1
charge with(verb, expression, attack, turn, criticize)
1
climb all over(verb, expression, idiom, charge, oppose)
1
condemn(verb, charge, attack, criticize, scorn)
1
declaim(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
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