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Noun

Musical speech accompanied by a rhythm, most commonly as part of hip-hop music

A sequence of repeated light blows, or the sound created by this

Verb

Taking hold off forcibly

Present participle for to strike something sharply, typically with one's knuckles

Present participle for to engage in (typically meaningless or unimportant) conversation

Present participle for to scold, rebuke or reprimand someone

Present participle for to be, or cause to be, significantly overcome with emotion, wonder or delight

(music) Present participle for to speak in rhyming lyrics rhythmically

Present participle for to accuse, blame or pronounce (someone) guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

Present participle for to say defamatory things about someone or something

Present participle for to speak or to use words to express

Present participle for to declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law

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Noun

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Musical speech accompanied by a rhythm, most commonly as part of hip-hop music

Noun

A sequence of repeated light blows, or the sound created by this

Verb

Taking hold off forcibly

getting one's fingers on

getting your hands on

maximizing^US

maximising^UK

grasping with both hands

grabbing with both hands

swooping on

swooping down on

welcoming with open arms

showing enthusiasm for

accepting eagerly

going for enthusiastically

realizing^US

realising^UK

utilizing^US

deriving benefit from

utilising^UK

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Verb

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Present participle for to strike something sharply, typically with one's knuckles

pummelling^UK

belaboring^US

belabouring^UK

clubbing

lashing

laying one on

cudgelling^UK

cudgeling^US

chinning

letting someone have it

knocking into the middle of next week

giving someone a hiding

giving someone a good hiding

skelping

beating the living daylights out of

giving someone a drubbing

giving someone a beating

ramming

giving someone a good beating

giving someone a good drubbing

boxing someone's ears

giving someone a hot bottom

putting over one's knee

jumping down one's throat

pulverizing^US

pulverising^UK

tanning someone's hide

winning a resounding victory over

taking to the cleaners

bringing someone to their knees

striking down

walking over

defeating utterly

wiping the floor with

blowing out of the water

getting the better of

brutalizing^US

brutalising^UK

putting in the hospital

sinking

dusting someone's britches

warming someone's seat

giving someone a licking

giving the cat o'nine tails

striking with a stick

beating with a stick

tanning the hide of

putting someone over your knee

getting stuck into

screwing

beating someone's brains out

knocking someone's lights out

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“She waited on the cracked sidewalk as Mackenson continued to rap on the door while shouting for someone's attention.”

Verb

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Present participle for to engage in (typically meaningless or unimportant) conversation

running off at the mouth

driveling^US

drivelling^UK

having a conversation

engaging in conversation

powwowing

talking nineteen to the dozen

shooting one's mouth off

discussing things

wittering on

talking a blue streak

talking unintelligibly

speaking to each other

blowing smoke

talking the hind legs off a donkey

socializing^US

socialising^UK

talking the hind leg off a donkey

boasting

bragging

talking a mile a minute

talking ten to the dozen

consulting with each other

talking someone's ear off

talking through one's hat

flapping one's tongue

counseling^US

counselling^UK

treating

talking one's leg off

holding discussion

keeping in touch

going into a huddle

joining in conversation

consulting each other

touching base

thrashing out

reasoning

carrying on conversation

talking nonsensically

renewing communication

having a friendly chat

engaging in communication

talking with

talking to

liaising

putting heads together

treating with someone

trying to reach a compromise

discussing a settlement

working out a deal

bending one's ear

telling tales out of school

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“And so we would rap, about diverse subject matter, with each verse that was shared articulating something different.”

Verb

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Present participle for to scold, rebuke or reprimand someone

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

giving someone a bollocking

lacing to

letting someone have it

slapping down

blowing up

hauling over the coals

having a go at

reading the riot act

giving a rocket

giving someone a caning

calling down

coming down on

giving someone a row

giving someone a wigging

taking to task

giving someone a mouthful

rapping over the knuckles

giving a talking-to

giving someone a dressing-down

giving someone an earful

giving someone a roasting

giving someone a rollicking

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone hell

tearing off a strip

giving someone a rating

giving someone what for

lecturing

giving someone some stick

tearing into

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

slapping someone's wrist

raking over the coals

calling on the carpet

taking to the woodshed

going on at

giving a piece of one's mind

pummelling^UK

jumping down one's throat

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

telling a thing or two

throwing brickbats at

giving a bad press to

pulling apart

nagging at

reprimanding severely

giving tongue-lashing

dishonoring^US

counseling^US

counselling^UK

meting out punishment to

criticizing hatefully

giving someone a carpeting

expressing disapproval of

jumping down someone's throat

biting someone's head off

having someone on the carpet

belaboring^US

belabouring^UK

coming down on like a ton of bricks

giving someone stick

arraigning

sending someone away with a flea in his

lowering the boom

giving the dickens

besmirching

dragging over the coals

criticizing severely

laying out

rapping someone the knuckles

casting aspersions on

passing strictures upon

reviewing unfavorably

bringing under fire

taking apart

jeering at

giving something a battering

calling over the coals

libeling^US

libelling^UK

minimizing^US

ostracizing^US

ostracising^UK

minimising^UK

giving someone a bad press

penalizing^US

moralising^UK

moralizing^US

cudgeling^US

cudgelling^UK

giving someone a telling off

tearing someone a new one

rapping across the knuckles

severely reprimanding

penalising^UK

expressing disapprobation

thinking badly of

expressing disapprobation of

taking disciplinary action against

giving piece of mind

ranking on

giving going-over

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

going for the jugular

casting a slur on

having your knife in

holding responsible

holding someone to blame

holding accountable

bringing to account

declaiming against

giving something a bad press

giving someone a ticking-off

giving an injunction to

putting on the carpet

giving a tongue-lashing

bringing charges against

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

expressing disagreement

regarding with disgust

raising objections to

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“Even Langston Hughes was rapped for an alleged shortage of class consciousness in his debut novel.”

Verb

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Present participle for to be, or cause to be, significantly overcome with emotion, wonder or delight

mesmerizing^US

mesmerising^UK

sending into raptures

taking your breath away

sending into transports

giving great pleasure to

pleasing greatly

giving a buzz

turning someone on

giving someone a kick

giving someone a charge

hypnotizing^US

magnetizing^US

magnetising^UK

hypnotising^UK

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

humoring^US

humouring^UK

putting under a spell

holding the attention of

making someone feel good

holding your attention

getting under your skin

grabbing the attention of

glueing^UK

gluing^US

making someone pleased

making someone glad

making somebody's day

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

tickling the fancy of

paralyzing^US

rooting

paralysing^UK

enveloping

riveting the attention of

putting under magic spell

putting the whammy on

warming the cockles of the heart

buoying up

giving a lift

giving someone pleasure

sweeping you off your feet

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“The audience was rapped into stillness for one last time as Mr. Barnard rose to speak.”

Verb

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(music) Present participle for to speak in rhyming lyrics rhythmically

“An angry Mathers then began to rap about dropping a coffee pot on Donald's head.”

Verb

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Present participle for to accuse, blame or pronounce (someone) guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

assigning liability to

considering guilty of

pointing the finger

finding guilty of

holding someone answerable

proving to be guilty

bringing charges against

laying a guilt trip on

bringing someone to trial

reprehending

bringing a charge against

preferring charges against

putting on trial

trying

casting aspersions on

having the law on

taking to court

holding at fault

laying charges against

bringing a case against

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Verb

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Present participle for to say defamatory things about someone or something

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

libelling^UK

libeling^US

pummelling^UK

demonising^UK

demonizing^US

casting aspersions on

dragging through the mud

bringing into disrepute

doing a hatchet job on

giving a bad name

throwing mud at

tearing down

throwing brickbats at

blackening the name of

doing down

spreading lies about

sullying the reputation of

blackening the reputation of

calling down

conducting a smear campaign against

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

holding forth against

belaboring^US

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

ostracizing^US

ostracising^UK

belabouring^UK

hauling over the coals

giving someone a bollocking

picking apart

giving someone a roasting

looking askance

rapping over the knuckles

giving someone a rollicking

giving someone hell

cutting up

tongue-lashing

giving someone a dressing-down

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Verb

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Present participle for to speak or to use words to express

verbalising^UK

verbalizing^US

vocalising^UK

vocalizing^US

publicizing^US

emphasizing^US

summarising^UK

publicising^UK

emphasising^UK

summarizing^US

signaling^US

signalling^UK

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Verb

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Present participle for to declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law

giving someone a sentence

passing sentence on

putting the screws to

throwing the book at

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