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What is another word for nitpick about?

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Verb

To criticize or express contempt for

throw shade

criticise^UK

criticize^US

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

belabor^US

belabour^UK

give someone a roasting

give someone a dressing-down

remonstrate with

let someone have it

give someone a rollicking

rap over the knuckles

baste

tongue-lash

give someone a telling-off

give someone a bollocking

give someone an earful

jaw

pull up

give someone what for

belittle

give someone a mouthful

wig

score

give someone a wigging

give someone a rating

give someone a caning

give someone some stick

send someone away with a flea in their ear

minimize^US

minimise^UK

stigmatize^US

jump down one's throat

stigmatise^UK

give someone a bad press

declaim

trivialize^US

underestimate

express disapproval of

kick up a stink about

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

trivialise^UK

give a piece of one's mind

give something a battering

give something a bad press

make light of

bite someone's head off

ostracize^US

ostracise^UK

express a poor opinion of

demonize^US

demonise^UK

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

snap someone's head off

lodge a protest against

express disagreement with

sully the reputation of

lay out

blacken the reputation of

be in opposition to

take a swipe at

conduct a smear campaign against

frown upon

laugh at

rag on

complain vociferously about

jump down someone's throat

lose one's temper with

satirize^US

satirise^UK

blacken someone's reputation

moralise^UK

moralize^US

have someone on the carpet

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

give someone bondi

make fun of

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

mete out punishment to

make an example of

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

give someone a carpeting

express strong disapproval of

set upon

rap knuckles

come down on like a ton of bricks

give a tongue-lashing

speak of with disfavour

think badly of

be unkind about

express disapprobation

blacken the character of

have a pop at

sling mud at

express disapprobation of

injure one's reputation

damage one's good name

hold someone to blame

send someone away with a flea in his

express objections to

disagree violently with

make a protest against

kick against

make a stand against

put up a fight against

complain bitterly about

kick up

take great exception to

baulk^UK

balk^US

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