бичева́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• chide verb To scold or express disapproval of someone, usually mildly.
• flagellate verb To whip or scourge.
• flog verb To whip or beat someone as a punishment.
• lash noun A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
• pillory noun A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.
• whip noun A flexible rod or braided cord, often of leather, used to strike an animal or person, or to make a sharp cracking noise.

Senses

бичева́ть is used for these senses in English:

• chide (transitive) To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
• flagellate (transitive) To whip or scourge.
• flog (transitive) To whip or scourge as punishment.
• lash (transitive) To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
• pillory (transitive) To criticize harshly.
• whip (transitive) To hit with a whip.

flagellate — full definition

1. verb To whip or scourge.
2. verb To harshly chide or chastise, to reprimand.
3. verb Of a spermatozoon, to move its tail back and forth.

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