Flay
Flay verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.
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Synonyms for Flay
Take somebody to task and flay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Take somebody to task" instead a verb "Flay".
Take somebody to task
Flay and take somebody to task are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flay" instead a verb phrase "Take somebody to task".
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Related pairs
- rate and flay
- rate and take somebody to task
- lecture and flay
- lecture and take somebody to task
- castigate and flay
- castigate and take somebody to task
- chide and flay
- chide and take somebody to task
- rebuke and flay
- rebuke and take somebody to task
- condemn and flay
- condemn and take somebody to task
- censure and flay
- censure and take somebody to task
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