Verb
1. scold ::
anadzudzula
2. upbraid ::
upbraid
3. berate ::
am'dzudzule
4. reprimand ::
tsutsa
5. reprove ::
kudzudzula
6. rebuke ::
chidzudzulo
7. admonish ::
alangize
8. chide ::
chide
9. censure ::
anadzudzula
10. lambaste ::
lambaste
11. castigate ::
castigate
12. lecture ::
nkhani
15. take to task ::
kuti ntchito
17. tell off ::
ndikuuzeni kuchokera
18. dress down ::
kuvala pansi
19. bawl out ::
bawl kunja
20. blow up at ::
mopemerera
21. give someone an earful ::
apeleka ndi earful
22. give someone a roasting ::
kupereka munthu Kukuwotcha
24. slap someone's wrist ::
mbama dzanja munthu
25. rap over the knuckles ::
rap pa zopindila zala
26. give someone hell ::
apeleka gehena
27. give someone what for ::
apeleka zachiyani
28. chew out ::
kutafuna kunja
29. ream out ::
ream kunja
30. zing ::
zing
31. chasten ::
kuwalanga
32. reprehend ::
reprehend