Rebuke
31rebuke — re•buke [[t]rɪˈbyuk[/t]] v. buked, buk•ing, n. 1) to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand 2) a sharp reproof; reprimand • Etymology: 1275–1325; < AF rebuker (OF rebuchier) to beat back …
32rebuke — /rəˈbjuk / (say ruh byoohk) verb (t) (rebuked, rebuking) 1. to reprove or reprimand. –noun 2. a reproof; a reprimand. {Middle English, from Anglo French rebuker, variant of Old French rebuchier beat back} –rebukeable, adjective –rebuker, noun …
33rebuke — Nuku, huhū; pukapai (mildly) …
34rebuke — v. & n. v.tr. reprove sharply; subject to protest or censure. n. 1 the act of rebuking. 2 the process of being rebuked. 3 a reproof. Derivatives: rebuker n. rebukingly adv. Etymology: ME f. AF & ONF rebuker (as RE , OF buchier beat, orig. cut… …
35To be without rebuke — Rebuke Re*buke (r[ e]*b[=u]k ), n. 1. A direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand; also, chastisement; punishment. [1913 Webster] For thy sake I have suffered rebuke. Jer. xv. 15. [1913 Webster] Why bear you these rebukes and answer not? Shak.… …
36administer a rebuke — index admonish (warn), blame, censure Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
37scathing rebuke — harsh scolding, severe admonition …
38a flea in one's ear — rebuke …
39give one a talking to — Rebuke …
40Rebuked — Rebuke Re*buke (r[ e]*b[=u]k ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rebuked} (r[ e]*b[=u]kt ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rebuking}.] [OF. rebouquier to dull, blunt, F. reboucher; perhaps fr. pref. re re + bouche mouth, OF. also bouque, L. bucca cheek; if so, the… …