What is another word for reproaching ?

Present participle for to express disapproval of

expressing disapproval of

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

dishonoring^US

finding fault with

giving a rocket

hauling over the coals

pulling up

rapping over the knuckles

ticking off

calling to task

giving someone a rating

giving someone a row

giving someone a wigging

giving someone some stick

giving someone a dressing-down

giving someone an earful

giving someone a roasting

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone a rollicking

giving the devil

reading the riot act

giving someone what for

slapping someone's wrist

giving someone a bollocking

giving someone hell

slapping down

giving someone a caning

coming down on

blowing up

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

vituperating

raking over the coals

giving a piece of one's mind

jumping on

putting down

slating

calling on the carpet

yelling at

jumping down one's throat

taking to the woodshed

pummelling^UK

telling a thing or two

biting someone's head off

leaning on

reprimanding severely

counseling^US

counselling^UK

moralizing^US

moralising^UK

giving tongue-lashing

belaboring^US

giving someone a telling off

tearing someone a new one

potshotting

rapping across the knuckles

severely reprimanding

ragging on

making an example of

meting out punishment to

belabouring^UK

jumping down someone's throat

having someone on the carpet

keeping after

carping on

snapping someone's head off

sounding off

tearing apart

going after

criticizing hatefully

shouting at

eating out

cussing out

giving someone a carpeting

picking on

coming down on like a ton of bricks

dragging over the coals

criticizing severely

laying out

rapping someone the knuckles

sending someone away with a flea in his

lowering the boom

giving the dickens

putting someone in their place

taking down a peg or two

sailing into

penalizing^US

digging into

penalising^UK

taking disciplinary action against

giving someone a ticking-off

giving an injunction to

putting on the carpet

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“They positively turn the tables upon those who reproach them with being careless, and place themselves in the position of the superior parties.”

Verb

Present participle for to criticize or express strong disapproval of

condemning

censuring

giving someone a bad press

coming down on

giving something a bad press

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

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Verb

giving someone a dressing-down

Present participle for to blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language

belabouring^UK

belaboring^US

rapping over the knuckles

hauling over the coals

pummelling^UK

raking over the coals

giving someone hell

lacing to

giving someone a roasting

giving someone a rollicking

casting aspersions on

pulling to pieces

giving someone a bollocking

jumping down one's throat

libeling^US

libelling^UK

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

ostracizing^US

ostracising^UK

exprobating

lashing out

giving someone a bad press

biting someone's head off

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

going for the jugular

anathematizing

denunciating

passing strictures upon

having someone on the carpet

holding someone to blame

giving something a bad press

cudgelling^UK

cudgeling^US

calling over the coals

smothering

sounding off

laying out

expressing disapprobation of

sticking it to

climbing all over

expressing disapprobation

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

bringing charges against

throwing brickbats at

giving a bad press to

tearing to shreds

giving a tongue-lashing

criticizing severely

tearing to pieces

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Verb

dragging through the mire

Present participle for to harm the good reputation of a person or thing

dishonoring^US

bringing into disrepute

dragging through the mud

putting in a bad light

casting aspersions on

showing up

tearing down

shooting down

doing a hatchet job on

detracting from

showing in a bad light

bringing into disfavour

pooh-poohing

blackening someone's name

libeling^US

libelling^UK

bringing discredit to

tarring and feathering

slinging mud at

running smear campaign

casting a slur on

spreading scandal about

dragging someone's name through the mud

making someone feel ashamed

taking down a peg or two

making uncomfortable

cutting down to size

taking down a peg

making someone eat crow

putting someone in their place

blackening the name of

blackening the reputation of

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

pummelling^UK

bringing dishonour to

bagging

contemning

corrupting

sullying the reputation of

laying into

pulling to pieces

look down one's nose at

running a smear campaign against

making lose face

laughing off

conducting a smear campaign against

laughing at

throwing brickbats at

blackening the character of

reflecting negatively

devaluating

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

jumping on

lowering the status of

selling short

reducing the status of

marginalising^UK

damaging the reputation of

fulminating against

muddying the reputation of

casting in a bad light

harming the reputation of

shooting full of holes

spreading tales about

marking wrong

accusing falsely

casting aspersion

dragging name through mud

writing false reports about

blotting your copybook

speaking of with disfavour

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Verb

Present participle for to make insulting or damaging allegations or insinuations about

Verb

Present participle for to complain or express discontent in a wearisome manner

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

making a big thing out of

sniveling^US

snivelling^UK

expressing disapproval

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

snarling

making a mountain out of a molehill

making a big thing of

talking under your breath

making a scene

making a song and dance

shrieking

sobbing

screaming bloody murder

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

complaining vehemently about

raising trivial objections

raising trivial objections to

arguing over nothing

moaning and groaning

casting aspersions on

doing a hatchet job on

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Verb

Present participle for to insult or put down, especially in a spiteful way

Verb

laying the blame on someone for

Present participle for to blame, or find fault with, for a wrongdoing

holding responsible for

imputing blame to

attributing liability to

attributing to

holding accountable for

pointing finger at

holding answerable for

taxing with

laying blame on

lodging complaint

laying at the door of

censuring with

holding someone answerable

blowing the whistle on

prosecuting for

preferring charges against

putting on trial for

indicting for

bringing to trial for

laying charges against

filing charges against

making accusations about

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Verb

Present participle for to feel or declare that someone or something is at fault or wrong

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