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Synonyms for browbeating

Most common

sermon berating chiding

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A scolding.

Forms

Plural
browbeatings → beratings, chidings, sermons, objurgations…

Example sentences

  • sermon The vicar often refers to the Bible in his sermon.
  • berating Stop berating him, he didn't do it on purpose.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
browbeatingrising
sermonrising
beratingrising
chidingrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
sermon2
7 letters
chiding2
8 letters
berating3
10 letters
correption
11 letters
objurgation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sermon2 = 2 syllables).