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Present participle for to criticize (someone or something) harshly

Present participle for to publicly criticize or castigate harshly

Present participle for to strike or hit repeatedly

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

Present participle for to make (usually formal and extended) speech on a subject

Present participle for to cause emotional distress to someone

Present participle for to be victorious over

A formal expression of disapproval

An aggressive and violent physical act against a person or object

A dull, heavy blow with a person's fist or a blunt implement

Strong public condemnation

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Verb

Present participle for to criticize (someone or something) harshly

fulminating against

calling over the coals

hauling over the coals

giving someone a dressing-down

railing against

having your knife in

raking over the coals

reading the riot act

remonstrating with

giving someone a roasting

giving someone a rocket

giving someone a rollicking

tearing off a strip

giving someone hell

giving someone a telling-off

letting someone have it

giving a talking-to

giving someone a bollocking

giving someone an earful

giving someone what for

rapping over the knuckles

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone a wigging

giving someone a rating

giving someone a row

giving someone a caning

giving someone some stick

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

finding fault with

putting on the mat

tearing a strip off

giving a rocket

giving a piece of one's mind

jumping down one's throat

calling on the carpet

slapping someone's wrist

taking someone to task

rapping someone over the knuckles

giving someone a bad press

taking to the woodshed

taking to pieces

coming down hard on

bringing someone to book

chewing someone out

climbing all over

slapping someone on the wrist

going for the jugular

laying down the law

calling to account

tearing to pieces

pulling to pieces

disapproving of

picking holes in

throwing the book at

criticizing severely

picking to pieces

strongly criticizing

drawing the line

rapping on knuckles

slapping on wrist

giving a going over

telling a thing or two

coming down on like a ton of bricks

putting someone on the griddle

burning someone's ears

jumping all over

crawling all over

putting someone on the hot seat

pinning someone's ears back

reprimanding severely

rapping someone's knuckles

bringing to book

giving a tongue-lashing

assaulting verbally

raking over coals

animadverting on

disagreeing with

giving somebody a piece of one's mind

giving tongue-lashing

giving someone a telling off

tearing someone a new one

rapping across the knuckles

severely reprimanding

passing strictures upon

jumping down someone's throat

giving going-over

having someone on the carpet

dishonouring^UK

making an example of

meting out punishment to

criticizing hatefully

giving one hell

giving someone a carpeting

criticizing harshly

vituperating against

taking down a peg

taking somebody to task

giving a hard time

burning one's ears

teaching someone a lesson

criticizing strongly

looking askance

giving piece of mind

sending someone away with a flea in his

giving the dickens

lowering the boom

giving comeuppance

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

biting someone's head off

expressing disapproval of

pointing the finger at

calling to task

giving the devil

giving someone stick

expressing disapprobation

thinking badly of

expressing disapprobation of

descending upon

dragging over the coals

rapping someone the knuckles

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“Is it really a coincidence that those critics who continue to lambaste traditional media organisations for their supposedly partisan bias and lack of objectivity are actually contributing to making the media more biased?”

Verb

Present participle for to publicly criticize or castigate harshly

inveighing against

finding fault with

railing against

throwing brickbats at

casting aspersions on

pulling to pieces

giving a bad press to

pouring scorn on

taking to pieces

picking holes in

fulminating against

nitpicking about

vituperating against

animadverting on

disapproving of

giving some stick to

doing a hatchet job on

giving something a battering

tearing to pieces

stigmatizing^US

picking to pieces

criticizing severely

stigmatising^UK

speaking evil of

speaking ill of

spreading lies about

doing a number on

tearing to shreds

bringing into disrepute

throwing mud at

sullying the reputation of

blackening the reputation of

blackening the name of

conducting a smear campaign against

giving a bad name

dragging through the mud

giving someone bondi

tearing off a strip

animadverting upon

reading the riot act

tearing a strip off

underestimating

passing strictures upon

giving a black eye

nitpicking over

casting a slur on

finding lacking

giving something a bad press

giving someone a bad press

speaking badly of

criticizing harshly

getting angry with

giving someone hell

giving someone a roasting

bringing under fire

giving a rocket

hauling over the coals

reviewing unfavorably

criticizing strongly

passing judgment

showing someone up

giving a talking-to

raking over the coals

complaining about

laying down the law

cutting to bits

exposing to ridicule

giving bad press

holding up to shame

cutting to the quick

holding forth against

detracting from

trivializing^US

marginalizing^US

calling someone names

throwing stones at

taking swipe at

putting a whammy on

thundering against

inveigling against

talking something down

making little of

marginalising^UK

treating lightly

trivialising^UK

thinking little of

taking dim view of

cutting down to size

protesting against

mouthing off about

vociferating about

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

ranting and raving

giving someone a dressing-down

dishonouring^UK

scandalizing^US

scandalising^UK

slinging mud at

making light of

dragging through the mire

bringing discredit to

flinging mud at

ripping up and down

reflecting badly on

bringing shame upon

bringing shame on

running smear campaign

tarring and feathering

spreading scandal about

taking down a peg

taking exception to

looking down on

discountenancing

blackening the character of

looking askance at

demoralizing^US

taking a swipe at

demoralising^UK

expressing disapproval of

making a fuss about

look down one's nose at

holding up to ridicule

turning up one's nose

giving Bronx cheer

holding in contempt

underemphasizing

making nothing of

misrepresenting

setting little store by

setting no store by

criticizing unfairly

gossiping about

clamoring against

excommunicating

commenting negatively

shooting full of holes

putting hooks in

finding unacceptable

giving comeuppance

knocking off high horse

giving black eye

dragging someone's name through the mud

dragging through mud

taking a dim view of

turning up your nose

saying contemptuously

curling one's lip at

making cutting remarks about

turning your nose up at

treating with contempt

expressing strong disapproval of

telling lies about

blowing whistle on

hanging something on

pointing finger at

letting have it

running a smear campaign against

taking a dig at

laying at one's door

sending up the river

casting slur on

putting zingers on

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

protesting strongly

causing a few raised eyebrows amongst

causing raised eyebrows

raising eyebrows amongst

giving offence to

expostulating about

making a protest

bastardizing^US

desensitizing^US

dehumanizing^US

regarding with disgust

feeling disgust for

feeling revulsion to

feeling aversion to

dehumanising^UK

desensitising^UK

lowering the status of

bastardising^UK

bringing shame to

declaiming against

running something down

taking away from

subtracting from

arguing against

opposing strongly

complaining vociferously about

objecting strongly to

taking issue with

expressing disagreement with

speaking out against

lodging a protest against

taking exception

taking a stand against

raising objections to

curling one's lip

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Verb

Present participle for to strike or hit repeatedly

beating the living daylights out of

knocking into the middle of next week

giving someone a hiding

giving someone a good hiding

raining blows on

letting someone have it

knocking around

sticking one on

giving someone a drubbing

giving someone a beating

giving someone a good beating

giving someone a good drubbing

letting have it

sucker-punching

tanning one's hide

aiming blows at

getting stuck into

taking a strap to

hitting repeatedly

striking out at

tanning the hide of

warming someone's seat

dusting someone's britches

striking with a stick

beating with a stick

giving the cat o'nine tails

punishing severely

beating to a pulp

letting one have it

raining blows upon

giving a black eye

riding roughshod

dashing against

giving a hiding to

giving a hiding

jumping down one's throat

slapping around

physically attacking

boxing someone's ears

laying a finger on

jumping down someone's throat

biting someone's head off

tanning someone's hide

tearing to pieces

handling roughly

putting in the hospital

putting to flight

duffing someone up

wiping the floor with

crashing against

beating against

assaulting physically

winning a resounding victory over

walking all over

running rings around

taking to the cleaners

bringing someone to their knees

defeating utterly

making mincemeat of

taking a stick to

firing a broadside at

cracking against

blowing out of the water

getting the better of

triumphing over

beating someone up

running circles around

landing a punch

beating the pants off

bending out of shape

making misshapen

distorting the shape of

causing pain to

causing injury to

raining down on

treating roughly

interfering with

smacking against

bowdlerizing^US

descending upon

cutting to pieces

bowdlerising^UK

tearing limb from limb

discolouring^UK

meeting head-on

coming into collision with

putting out of action

making black and blue

doing a number on

knocking block off

turning to violence

laying siege to

knocking for a loop

raining something down on

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Verb

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

grouching about

cracking down on

kicking up a fuss

letting have it

sounding off about

bellyaching about

inveighing against

jumping down one's throat

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

taking exception

complaining vehemently about

Verb

Present participle for to make (usually formal and extended) speech on a subject

Verb

Present participle for to cause emotional distress to someone

discombobulating

causing anguish

causing offense

causing suffering

giving offence to

hurting someone's feelings

pushing the buttons of

cutting to the quick

thumbing nose at

Verb

Present participle for to be victorious over

triumphing over

outmanoeuvring^UK

outmaneuvering^US

prevailing over

winning against

getting the better of

running rings round

wiping the floor with

giving someone a drubbing

giving someone a hiding

putting paid to

running roughshod over

taking to the cleaners

walking all over

winning a victory over

bringing someone to their knees

bringing to ruin

pipping at the post

putting an end to

running rings around

taking to cleaners

making mincemeat of

blowing out of the water

defeating utterly

winning a resounding victory over

putting in their place

putting in the shade

putting to flight

throwing back in confusion

putting to rout

blowing out of water

cutting to pieces

gaining a victory over

rendering incapable

rendering powerless

rendering helpless

giving a hiding

knocking spots off

doing better than

shooting ahead of

going one better than

defeating heavily

immobilizing^US

immobilising^UK

gaining mastery over

giving someone a pasting

taking a stick to

bringing to their knees

standing head and shoulders above

leaving standing

running circles around

going one better

taking precedence

putting to shame

razing to the ground

giving a drubbing to

defeating someone heavily

fixing one's wagon

cooking one's goose

wiping off the mat

defeating easily

turning something inside out

rendering speechless

demoralising^UK

demoralizing^US

gaining control over

getting the upper hand over

succeeding over

knocking for six

gaining the advantage over

making a fool of

getting one up on

bringing to knees

trampling underfoot

coming out on top of

knocking socks off

coming out on top

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Noun

A formal expression of disapproval

rap over the knuckles

slap on the wrist

oral punishment

flea in your ear

piece of one's mind

rap on the knuckles

verbal blasting

slap on the wrists

verbal thrashing

flea in one's ear

flea in the ear

piece of your mind

slap in the face

kick in the teeth

being put in one's place

haul over the coals

verbal onslaught

stream of abuse

character assassination

dissatisfaction

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Noun

An aggressive and violent physical act against a person or object

physical assault

physical attack

physical violence

sexual interference

sexual misconduct

act of aggression

act of violence

actual bodily harm

grievous bodily harm

corporal punishment

crushing defeat

overwhelming defeat

headlong flight

disorderly retreat

game, set and match

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Noun

A dull, heavy blow with a person's fist or a blunt implement

knuckle sandwich

dig in the ribs

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Noun

Strong public condemnation

character assassination

verbal onslaught

stream of abuse

verbal disapproval

torrent of abuse

mocking comment

underestimation

stigmatization^US

stigmatisation^UK

dissatisfaction

a slanging match

critical remarks

critical remark

rap over the knuckles

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