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upbraidingverbpresent participle of upbraid to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failingshis wife upbraided him for his irresponsible handling of the family finances basting, bawling out, berating, calling down, castigating, chastising, chewing out, dressing down, flaying, hammering, jawing, keelhauling, lambasting, lecturing, ragging, railing (at or against), ranting (at), rating, reaming (out), rebuking, reprimanding, reproaching, scolding, scoring, tongue-lashing admonishing, chiding, remonstrating (with), reprovingabusing, assailing, attacking, bad-mouthing, blaming, blasting, censuring, condemning, criticizing, crucifying, denouncing, dissing(slang), excoriating, faulting, haranguing, knocking, lacing (into), lashing, panning, reprehending, reviling, scourging, slamming, vituperatingbelittling, disparaging, mocking, putting downridiculing, scoffing, scorning laying into, reading the riot act (to), taking to task approving, endorsing(also indorsing), sanctioningextolling, lauding, praising |