Verb
1. reprimand ::
ukhuze
2. rebuke ::
Ngokukhuza
3. reproach ::
isihlamba
4. scold ::
wamthethisa
5. admonish ::
eluleke
6. chastise ::
ngikujezise
7. chide ::
baphikisana
8. upbraid ::
upbraid
9. berate ::
abathethise
10. take to task ::
ukuthatha emsebenzini
12. criticize ::
ukugxeka
13. censure ::
sola
14. tell off ::
ukutshela off
16. dress down ::
bagqoke phansi
18. give someone an earful ::
kuzonika omunye i earful
19. give someone a roasting ::
ufonele othize yokuwugazinga
20. rap over the knuckles ::
rap phezu knuckles
21. slap someone's wrist ::
ngezimpama isihlakala kothile
22. castigate ::
castigate