gibbets

verb

present tense third-person singular of gibbet
as in pillories

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gibbets
  1. upbraids
  2. lashes
  3. pans
  4. faults
  5. hammers
  6. scolds
  7. blames
  8. berates
Verb
  • There’s a moment when a former general upbraids a footman for not wearing gloves to serve food.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 22 May 2026
  • Mother Mary shivers in the middle of the barn with her head slung low while Sam upbraids the pop star for leaving her behind for other, whiter designers when her career went supernova.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of upbraids
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  • The best mascaras for older women help coat lashes with color while addressing the annoying issues that come with age.
    — Micaela English, Glamour, 14 Aug. 2026
  • When Lucky verbally lashes out at Billie, the agents leave the room, but Lucky quickly calls her back.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of lashes
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  • The camera pans downward, from television set to kitchen table.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 June 2026
  • When the camera pans to a framed photo of their 7-year-old son Kakeru (Rimu Kuwaki), composer Yuta Bandoh’s melancholy score provides an unsubtle hint that the boy is no longer with them.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Definition of pans
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  • Rodriguez, who was a persistent critic of FPL in the Senate, faults Uthmeier for not intervening against the utility’s $7 billion rate hike, which is being appealed in court after the Public Service Commission approved it.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2026
  • Aligned groups, such as Democratic Majority for Israel, have criticized more recent comments, including a May op-ed in which Van Hollen faults Israel for the failure of a two-state solution to the Palestinian conflict.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 22 June 2026
Definition of faults
Verb
  • Rubén Vargas hammers it in the from the left straight into the back of the net!
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2026
  • Hartthijs de Vries, the 29-year-old who has been with the team for every year of their existence, hammers the pace at the front to keep the breakaway in check.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Definition of hammers
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  • The audience screams in response, and Scovel scolds them again but this time with a smile.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In the beginning, Piker wanted to show young men that leftists could be fun — not just woke social-justice warriors and PC scolds.
    — Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of scolds
Verb
  • At every turn, Marissa blames herself for Milo’s disappearance, as do others, and Peter lets her bear that undue weight for most of the series without explaining his part in any of it.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The company blames a power company, which was working on the warehouse’s roof, for the blaze.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of blames
Verb
  • But the real anger belongs to the narrator herself, who berates herself for bringing a succession of troubled men into her son’s life.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 July 2026
  • And Vance berates Democrats in a visit to Minneapolis.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of berates
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