Word of the day: Inveigh

Inveigh:  injuriar, censurar, atacar com palavras, xingar

Synonyms: beef, bellyache, bitch, bleat, crab, fuss, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grump, holler, complain

“…always inveighing against the high property taxes that they were forced to pay…”      (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: DRUB

Drub:  espancar, surrar, sovar, esbordoar, esmurrar, criticar, censurar, vencer de longe, por grande margem, bater o pé

Synonyms: beat, pound, hammer, thrash, whip, defeat, lick

“A crowd was drubbing the purse snatcher when the police arrived on the scene.”

“We drubbed our traditional football rivals so badly that it was basically no contest.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Upbraid

Upbraid: censurar, reprovar, repreender

Synonyms: baste, bawl out, berate, call down, chastise, chew out, dress down, hammer, jaw, lambaste (ou lambast), lecture, rag, rant (at), rebuke, reprimand, reproach, scold

“…his wife upbraided him for his irresponsible handling of the family finances…” (www.merriam-webster.com)