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Adjective

Giving warning

Directing

Expressing disapproval; disapproving

Present participle for to warn or reprimand someone firmly

Present participle for to offer advice or recommendations to

Present participle for to complain, speak or write about with great hostility

Present participle for suggest that something should not be used in a situation

Present participle for to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of conduct

Present participle for to warn in advance

Present participle for to state one's intention to take hostile action against (someone) in retribution for something done or not done

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Adjective

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Giving warning

Adjective

Directing

organising^UK

organizing^US

practicing^US

practising^UK

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Adjective

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Expressing disapproval; disapproving

criticizing^US

cavilling^UK

unfavorable^US

caviling^US

criticising^UK

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Verb

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Present participle for to warn or reprimand someone firmly

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

giving someone a telling-off

hauling over the coals

giving someone a dressing-down

giving someone an earful

giving someone a roasting

giving someone hell

gluing^US

glueing^UK

giving someone a rollicking

having a go at

letting someone have it

rapping over the knuckles

calling down

giving someone a bollocking

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone a wigging

giving someone some stick

giving someone what for

giving someone a rating

rapping on knuckles

slapping on wrist

calling on the carpet

telling a thing or two

giving a piece of one's mind

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

giving someone a caning

raking over the coals

pummelling^UK

jumping down one's throat

slapping someone's wrist

lighting to

penalizing^US

rollicking

slashing

moralizing^US

sermonizing^US

penalising^UK

moralising^UK

sermonising^UK

belaboring^US

taking to the woodshed

belabouring^UK

calling over the coals

aspersing

monishing

scorching

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

lessoning

giving someone a bad press

coming down on like a ton of bricks

counseling^US

counselling^UK

meting out punishment to

pointing the finger at

having someone on the carpet

reprimanding severely

passing strictures upon

giving someone a telling off

tearing someone a new one

lashing out at

giving tongue-lashing

ostracising^UK

ostracizing^US

dishonoring^US

cudgeling^US

cudgelling^UK

libeling^US

libelling^UK

rapping across the knuckles

severely reprimanding

criticizing hatefully

shouting at

eating out

giving someone a carpeting

sending someone away with a flea in his

expressing disapproval of

giving someone a ticking-off

giving an injunction to

fustigating

giving the devil

sticking it to

expressing disapprobation

thinking badly of

expressing disapprobation of

casting aspersions on

putting someone in their place

taking down a peg or two

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

going for the jugular

biting someone's head off

delivering a tirade to

dragging over the coals

criticizing severely

rapping someone the knuckles

manhandling

fingering

executing

giving someone the works

giving something a going-over

fixing someone's wagon

assigning liability to

considering guilty of

pointing a finger at

passing the buck

laying a guilt trip on

throwing brickbats at

dragging through the mud

pouring scorn on

giving a bad press to

cavilling at

doing a hatchet job on

sullying

degrading

execrating

bringing into disrepute

dragging through the mire

bringing discredit to

tarring and feathering

running smear campaign

spreading scandal about

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

raising objections to

doing down

speaking evil of

making a fuss about

complaining vociferously about

taking a stand against

preferring charges against

laying charges against

blackening the name of

throwing mud at

sullying the reputation of

blackening the reputation of

conducting a smear campaign against

giving something a bad press

citing

expostulating about

protesting strongly at

making a protest against

giving something a battering

summoning

complaining bitterly about

disagreeing violently with

bringing charges against

making a stand against

bringing to trial for

putting up a fight against

filing charges against

taking to court for

making accusations about

satirizing^US

reviewing unfavorably

heaping

holding forth against

satirising^UK

giving a tongue-lashing

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

jumping down someone's throat

dragging someone's name through the mud

expressing a poor opinion of

zinging

remonstrating against

expressing strong disapproval of

bringing someone to trial

bringing a charge against

holding at fault

bringing a case against

holding someone to blame

objecting strongly to

expressing disagreement with

lodging a protest against

taking great exception to

labelling^UK

labeling^US

shooting full of holes

serving with a summons

putting in a bad light

showing in a bad light

blackening someone's name

showing up

bringing into disfavour

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“It is important that you don't chastise or admonish yourself for your feelings.”

Verb

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Present participle for to offer advice or recommendations to

advising

counselling^UK

counseling^US

putting the screws on

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

twisting someone's arm

favouring^UK

favoring^US

giving the command to

offering recommendation

beating the drum for

going on record for

speaking favorably of

putting the screws to

exerting influence on

going to town on

browbeating into

bearing down on

using strong-arm tactics on

bringing pressure to bear on

putting the squeeze on

clamouring^UK

strongly recommending

clamoring^US

terrorizing^US

putting under an obligation

terrorising^UK

going on bended knee to

lumbering someone with

asking brusquely

forcing upon

saddling with

asking authoritatively

breathing down someone's neck

high pressuring

making an offer they can't refuse

forcefully suggesting

recommending forcefully

enquiring^UK

making an urgent request

resorting

hitting on

making an earnest request

speaking in favour of

canvasing

pleading in favour of

tightening the screws on

bringing pressure to bear upon

drumming up

pressurizing into

coercing into

burdening someone with

authorising^UK

authorizing^US

throwing your weight around

leaving someone no option but to

putting the chill on

calling the shots

giving orders

putting your foot down

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“Your doctor may one day admonish you to improve your posture.”

Verb

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Present participle for to complain, speak or write about with great hostility

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

letting someone have it

jumping down one's throat

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

taking exception

running down

complaining vehemently about

Verb

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Present participle for suggest that something should not be used in a situation

Verb

Present participle for to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of conduct

Verb

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Present participle for to warn in advance

Verb

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Present participle for to state one's intention to take hostile action against (someone) in retribution for something done or not done

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