Verb
1. scold ::
wamthethisa
2. upbraid ::
upbraid
3. berate ::
abathethise
4. reprimand ::
ukhuze
5. reprove ::
sola
6. rebuke ::
Ngokukhuza
7. admonish ::
eluleke
8. chide ::
baphikisana
9. censure ::
sola
10. lambaste ::
lambaste
11. castigate ::
castigate
12. lecture ::
inkulumo
15. take to task ::
ukuthatha emsebenzini
17. tell off ::
ukutshela off
18. dress down ::
bagqoke phansi
19. bawl out ::
bawl ukuphuma
20. blow up at ::
kuqhunyiswa ngesikhathi
21. give someone an earful ::
kuzonika omunye i earful
22. give someone a roasting ::
ufonele othize yokuwugazinga
24. slap someone's wrist ::
ngezimpama isihlakala kothile
25. rap over the knuckles ::
rap phezu knuckles
26. give someone hell ::
ukunikeza umuntu esihogweni
27. give someone what for ::
ukunikeza umuntu lokho ngoba
28. chew out ::
ukuhlafuna ukuphuma
29. ream out ::
alda ukuphuma
30. zing ::
Zing
31. chasten ::
ngibalaye
32. reprehend ::
reprehend