baste, bawl out, berate, call down, castigate, chastise, chew out, dress down, flay, hammer, jaw, lambaste(or lambast), lecture, rag, rail (at or against), rant (at), rate, ream (out), rebuke, reprimand, reproach, scold, score, tongue-lash, upbraid

admonish, chide, remonstrate (with), reproveabuse, assail, attack, bad-mouth, blame, blast, censure, condemn, criticize, crucify, denounce, dis(also diss, slang), excoriate, fault, harangue, knock, lace (into), lash, pan, reprehend, revile, scourge, slam, vituperatebelittle, disparage, mock, put downridicule, scoff, scorn

lay into, read the riot act (to), take to task