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burns one's ears
phrasepresent tense third-person singular of burn one's ears
Synonyms & Antonyms of burns one's ears
to criticize (someone) so as to correct a fault
- She burned his ears for not wearing a seatbelt.
Synonyms for burns one's ears
Words Related to burns one's ears
- berates,
- castigates,
- chews out,
- dresses down,
- flays,
- harangues,
- jaws,
- keelhauls,
- lambastes
- (or lambasts),
- lectures,
- rails (at or against),
- rates,
- scolds,
- scores,
- upbraids
- abuses,
- assails,
- attacks,
- bad-mouths,
- blames,
- blasts,
- censures,
- condemns,
- criticizes,
- crucifies,
- denounces,
- disses
- [slang],
- excoriates,
- faults,
- knocks,
- lashes,
- pans,
- reprehends,
- slams
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