| Ranted |
| Carped |
| Scolded |
| Inveighed |
| Complained |
| Castigated |
| Fulminated |
| Sounded off |
| Ranted (at) |
| Spoke bitterly. |
| Scolded harshly |
| Complained loudly |
| Waxed vituperative |
| Complained strongly |
| Didn't just grumble |
| Inveighed (against) |
| Complained bitterly |
| Complained violently |
| Protested forcefully |
| Did more than grumble |
| Complained about with at |
| Enclosed in a certain way |
| Argued vehemently (against) |
| Complained bitterly (with "against") |