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Present participle for to criticize or find fault with something

Present participle for to complain about something

Present participle for to disprove a statement, theory or belief

Verb

Present participle for to criticize or find fault with something

finding fault with

pulling to pieces

finding lacking

nitpicking over

taking exception to

taking issue with

tearing to shreds

arguing against

casting aspersions on

pouring scorn on

giving a bad press to

railing against

inveighing against

nitpicking about

throwing brickbats at

giving some stick to

taking to pieces

animadverting on

vituperating against

disapproving of

picking to pieces

doing a hatchet job on

underestimating

trivializing^US

hauling over the coals

fulminating against

treating lightly

detracting from

making light of

dragging through the mud

trivialising^UK

complaining about

look down one's nose at

giving a rocket

tearing a strip off

tearing off a strip

giving someone a bad press

passing strictures upon

criticizing severely

tearing to pieces

quibbling about

grouching about

whingeing about

bellyaching about

remonstrating with

sounding off about

marginalising^UK

giving someone a bollocking

giving someone a roasting

rapping over the knuckles

giving someone a rollicking

giving someone hell

marginalizing^US

giving something a battering

taking down a peg

animadverting upon

passing judgment

cutting to the quick

taking a swipe at

shooting full of holes

cutting down to size

giving someone bondi

giving something a bad press

doing a number on

giving the business

cutting to bits

giving bad press

holding someone to blame

holding accountable

calling to account

holding responsible

jumping down one's throat

jumping on one's case

biting someone's head off

snapping someone's head off

assaulting verbally

going for the jugular

disagreeing with

speaking badly of

speaking ill of

putting hooks in

reading the riot act

quarreling with

discountenancing

looking down on

clamoring against

getting angry with

dishonouring^UK

stigmatizing^US

stigmatising^UK

giving a bad name

scandalizing^US

bringing into disrepute

scandalising^UK

dragging through the mire

slinging mud at

giving a black eye

reflecting badly on

bringing shame upon

making little of

flinging mud at

bringing shame on

spreading scandal about

casting a slur on

running smear campaign

tarring and feathering

bringing discredit to

thinking little of

throwing mud at

ripping up and down

speaking evil of

underemphasizing

treating with contempt

doing an injustice to

spreading lies about

holding in contempt

blackening the name of

sullying the reputation of

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

setting little store by

making a fool of

turning your nose up at

taking down a peg or two

treating as unimportant

blackening the reputation of

conducting a smear campaign against

bastardizing^US

bastardising^UK

treating contemptuously

showing contempt for

causing to lose face

lowering the status of

thinking too little of

blackening someone's name

looking down upon

setting no store by

putting in a bad light

putting to shame

curling your lip at

putting someone in their place

making someone eat humble pie

holding up to ridicule

making someone eat crow

turning up one's nose

giving Bronx cheer

commenting negatively

lowering in rank

lowering in status

giving comeuppance

knocking off high horse

taking dim view of

giving a bad name to

taking for granted

dragging someone's name through the mud

dragging through mud

taking a dig at

saying contemptuously

making cutting remarks about

holding forth against

putting a whammy on

failing to appreciate

setting too little store by

making a joke of

throwing stones at

taking swipe at

expressing contempt

making jokes about

regarding with contempt

reducing to the ranks

kicking downstairs

showing in a bad light

bringing into disfavour

misrepresenting

not doing justice

holding up to scorn

taking away from

causing a few raised eyebrows amongst

causing raised eyebrows

raising eyebrows amongst

giving offence to

heaping scorn on

subtracting from

considering beneath one

spitting in the eye of

turning back on

spitting in the face of

laughing out of court

giving the Bronx cheer to

blowing raspberries at

considering beneath you

blowing whistle on

hanging something on

pointing finger at

laying at one's door

sending up the river

letting someone have it

taking the wind out

getting one's comeuppance

making one feel small

forcing to eat humble pie

popping one's balloon

making eat dirt

settling someone's hash

bringing down a peg

putting one away

telling lies about

poking mullock at

blackening the character of

running a smear campaign against

taking the wind out of your sails

letting wind out of sails

puncturing balloon

knocking the stuffing out of

letting down easy

criticizing unfairly

showing contempt

giving black eye

taking the mickey

making sport of

taking the piss out of

curling one's lip

turning a deaf ear to

having no time for

paying no attention to

shutting eyes to

refusing to acknowledge

thinking no more of

taking no notice of

forgetting about

turning a blind eye to

dehumanizing^US

destabilizing^US

dehumanising^UK

bringing shame to

destabilising^UK

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“It's really not too difficult to pick holes in this poorly-thought-out plan.”

Verb

Present participle for to complain about something

kicking up a fuss

finding fault with

speaking out against

taking exception to

kicking up a stink

inveighing against

looking askance

putting the boot in

making a complaint

lodging a complaint

making a fuss about

fulminating against

disagreeing with

complaining about

protesting against

splitting hairs

hypercriticizing

quibbling about

kvetching about

taking exception

raising objections

expressing disapproval

putting up a fight

expressing regret about

feeling sorry for yourself

expressing sorrow

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

having a long face

singing the blues

blowing off steam

raising a ruckus

crying the blues

kicking up a storm

sorrowing about

kicking up a rumpus

talking under your breath

making screeching

pulling to pieces

speaking ill of

crying over spilled milk

expressing sorrow about

shedding tears over

crying over spilt milk

beating one's breast

moaning and groaning

casting aspersions on

doing a hatchet job on

making a song and dance

grouching about

sounding off about

letting someone have it

cracking down on

jumping down one's throat

complaining vehemently about

bellyaching about

expressing objections

expressing objections to

expressing disagreement

lodging a protest

arguing against

expressing disagreement with

lodging a protest against

expressing disapproval of

raising objections to

remonstrating against

having a problem

quarreling with

disapproving of

taking issue with

keeping complaining to

having a problem with

grumbling about

drawing the line

taking a stand against

breathing down someone's neck

bending someone's ear

busting someone's balls

taking it out on

giving a hard time

drawing the line at

discountenancing

begging to differ

railing against

raising objection

expressing sorrow for

expressing woe for

mixing it up with

making an objection

going-one-on-one

talking to oneself

speaking sotto voce

speaking indistinctly

saying to oneself

harbouring a grudge

having the hump

going about like a half-shut knife

eating your heart out

wearing a long face

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“For most of the evening, she would repeated pick holes in the food that was being served.”

Verb

Present participle for to disprove a statement, theory or belief

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