| Scold |
| Revile |
| Berate |
| Denounce |
| Bawl out |
| Lambaste |
| Chew out |
| Lay into |
| Excoriate |
| Vituperate |
| Scold harshly |
| Rebuke harshly |
| Scold severely |
| Tear a new one |
| Inveigh against |
| Rebuke bitterly |
| Angrily denounce |
| Criticize harshly |
| Give the business |
| Read the riot act to |
| Target with invective |
| Attack an adversary, verbally |
| Complain against — a trial (anag) |