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