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upbraiding
adjective as in abusive
adjective as in vituperative
noun as in abuse
noun as in admonition
Weak matches
noun as in dressing-down
noun as in rebuke
Strongest matches
Strong matches
noun as in revilement
noun as in reviling
noun as in scurrility
noun as in scurrilousness
noun as in tongue-lashing
Strong matches
Weak matches
noun as in vituperation
Example Sentences
At the weekend, her only son, John Hancock, 36, went public, upbraiding his mother for failing to provide security for her family.
Be ashamed of upbraiding speeches before friends: and after thou hast given, upbraid not.
At first he adopted a high moral tone, upbraiding me for my fault and threatening to inform against me.
Could I fail my promise, I should imagine the spirit of his father (as I presume he was) looking down and upbraiding me.
After upbraiding me for leaving the Hall, she demanded for what Blond had so earnestly desired to see me?
After upbraiding Mary, she agreed to pay for the mutton, and the matter was thus compromised.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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