| Main Entry: | chew out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scold |
Synonyms: |
bawl out, carpet, criticize, dress down, jaw, revile, tell off, tongue-lash, vituperate, wig, yell at |
Antonyms: |
compliment, laud, praise |
| Main Entry: | harangue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give a long lecture |
Synonyms: |
accost, address, apostrophize, buttonhole, chew out, declaim, exhort, get on a soapbox, go on about, hold forth, orate, perorate, rant, rave, soapbox, spiel*, spout, stump, talk to, yell at |
| Main Entry: | vituperate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | criticize harshly |
Synonyms: |
abuse, accuse, asperse, bark at, bawl out, berate, blame, calumniate, castigate, censure, chew out, condemn, curse, denounce, find fault, growl, insult, lambaste*, lash, malign, rail, rate, reproach, revile, rip into, run down, scold, smear, tear into, tongue-lash, traduce, upbraid, vilify, yell at |
Antonyms: |
compliment, praise |
| Main Entry: | bawl out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | severely reprimand |
Synonyms: |
berate, castigate, chew out, dress down, have words, jump down one's throat, punish, rake over the coals, reprimand, rip into, scold, take to task, tell off, upbraid, yell at |
Antonyms: |
praise |