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What is another word for putting the boot in?

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Verb
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Present participle for to kick (something) hard in a specified direction
booting
kicking
punting
bunting
knocking
striking
tapping
blootering
driving
dropkicking
hacking
heaving
propelling
sending
thumping
kicking out
putting the boot into
striking with the foot
calcitrating
dribbling
placekicking
kicking off
giving the foot
lobbing
shooting
hitting
Verb
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Present participle for to complain or protest about something, typically in a weak or pathetic manner
bleating
complaining
moaning
whining
grumbling
grousing
griping
whingeing
carping
beefing
grouching
bellyaching
wailing
muttering
grizzling
fussing
screaming
growling
keening
nagging
murmuring
kvetching
inveighing
grumping
caterwauling
squealing
repining
crabbing
hollering
yowling
squawking
croaking
maundering
yammering
kicking
yawping
yauping
groaning
lamenting
snivellingUK
snivelingUS
mithering
chuntering
grieving
creating
bewailing
bemoaning
chirping
cribbing
nattering
sounding off
finding fault
kicking up a fuss
making a fuss
going on
objecting
protesting
remonstrating
reproaching
deploring
denouncing
nitpicking
charging
dissenting
cavillingUK
criticizingUS
cavilingUS
whimpering
fretting
opposing
demurring
contravening
disagreeing
ascribing
indicting
defying
accusing
laying
knocking
differing
deprecating
twining
imputing
gainsaying
disapproving
expostulating
refuting
attacking
criticisingUK
nit-picking
picking holes in
taking exception to
speaking up
finding fault with
speaking out against
plaining over
expressing concern
looking askance
kicking up a stink
going on about
showing concern
objecting to
inveighing against
railing at
making a complaint
lodging a complaint
running down
carrying on
crying
mourning
howling
screeching
condemning
greeting
quibbling
niggling
taking exception
mumbling
weeping
bawling
sobbing
yelping
scolding
sorrowing
censuring
hypercriticizing
raising a ruckus
crying the blues
decrying
kicking up a storm
sighing
raising objections
expressing disapproval
making a stand
puling
splitting hairs
taking a stand
putting up a fight
mewling
squalling
whispering
sulking
wauling
ululating
blowing off steam
pleading
bickering
quarrellingUK
quarrelingUS
snarling
wittering
blubbering
roaring
yelling
talking under your breath
making a big thing out of
making a mountain out of a molehill
making a big thing of
making a meal of
making a thing of
ranting
pettifogging
shrieking
yapping
fulminating
making a scene
excepting
anathematizing
execrating
cursing
making a song and dance
screaming bloody murder
blustering
spouting
raising Cain
beefing about
sorrowing for
sorrowing about
sighing over
grieving over
grouching about
sounding off about
kicking up a fuss about
kicking up a stink about
bellyaching about
complaining vehemently about
quibbling about
niggling about
kvetching about
grunting
rubbishing
slandering
sniping
maligning
calling out
disparaging
bothering
trashing
badmouthing
picking holes
picking at
bad-mouthing
slagging off
pulling to pieces
taking apart
speaking ill of
fulminating against
complaining about
making a fuss about
disagreeing with
protesting against
moaning and groaning
casting aspersions on
doing a hatchet job on
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putting the accent on
putting tag on
putting stress on
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