76 entries under flay topic. ×

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scold(verb, charge, attack, sound, praise)
32
reproach(noun, verb, charge, attack, sound)
30
berate(verb, charge, attack, sound, oppose)
26
rebuke(verb, charge, attack, praise, correct)
25
castigate(verb, charge, attack, sound, praise)
24
reprove(verb, charge, attack, praise, oppose)
23
censure(noun, verb, charge, attack, oppose)
22
chide(verb, charge, attack, praise, oppose)
22
reprimand(verb, charge, attack, praise, oppose)
18
criticize(verb, charge, attack, scorn, censure)
16
admonish(verb, charge, attack, praise, oppose)
14
tell off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, charge, attack)
13
blame(verb, charge, attack, oppose, abuse)
13
denounce(verb, charge, attack, abuse, criticize)
13
reprehend(verb, charge, attack, oppose, correct)
13
take to task(verb, expression, idiom, charge, attack)
12
abuse(noun, verb, charge, attack, sound)
12
chastise(verb, charge, attack, praise, correct)
10
condemn(verb, charge, attack, abuse, criticize)
10
lecture(verb, charge, oppose, criticize, scorn)
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