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V1 |
grumble, scold, grouch | show one's unhappiness or critical attitude | ||
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nag, scold, scolder, nagger, common scold | someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault | ||
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V2 |
rebuke, scold, chide, berate, lecture, dress down, rag, reprimand, call on the carpet, take to task, trounce, reproof, jaw, call down, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast | censure severely or angrily |