Flay and Rate

Flay

Flay verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.

Usage example: her husband flayed her constantly for her incessant shopping

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Rate and flay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rate" instead a verb "Flay".

Rate verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.

Usage example: a tyrannical father who usually spent most of dinnertime rating his children on their alleged multitude of failings

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Flay and rate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flay" instead a verb "Rate".

Nearby Words: rated, rateable, rater

man	flay man	rate man
people	flay people	rate people

He needs his minions to flay someone else alive so he can wear their skin so he can walk around, and even then its for a limited time, since his skin degenerates at a very rapid rate.

Source: Dark Lord on Life Support

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