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What is another word for reproaching?

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Verb

Present participle for to express disapproval of

Present participle for to criticize or express strong disapproval of

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

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

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

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

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

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

Present participle for to express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something

Present participle for to (verbally) attack repeatedly

Severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners

Extremely offensive, harsh and insulting

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Present participle for to express disapproval of

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

dishonoring^US

expressing disapproval of

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

letting someone have it

giving someone hell

giving someone a bollocking

slapping down

coming down on

giving someone a caning

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

yelling at

calling on the carpet

jumping down one's throat

taking to the woodshed

pummelling^UK

telling a thing or two

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

biting someone's head off

having someone on the carpet

keeping after

criticizing hatefully

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

throwing brickbats at

slagging off

giving a bad press to

casting aspersions on

passing strictures upon

reviewing unfavorably

bringing under fire

taking apart

jeering at

giving something a battering

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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.”

What is another word for reproaching?

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