besztać — meaning in English

English meaning

• chide verb To scold or express disapproval of someone, usually mildly.
• rebuke noun A sharp expression of disapproval; a scolding.
• scold verb To criticize someone sharply, usually for doing something wrong.

Senses

besztać is used for these senses in English:

• chide (transitive) To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
• give someone a hard time (informal, idiomatic) To tease, kid or rib someone.
• rebuke (of a person) To criticise harshly; to reprove.
• scold (ambitransitive) To rebuke angrily.

rebuke — full definition

1. noun A sharp expression of disapproval; a scolding.
2. verb To criticize someone sharply, usually for something they did wrong.

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