Verb
1. scold ::
kukemea
2. chastise ::
kuwaadhibu
3. upbraid ::
kuikemea
4. berate ::
kuwakemea
5. reprimand ::
kuikabili
6. reprove ::
kukaripia
7. rebuke ::
kukemea
8. admonish ::
mawaidha
9. censure ::
hoja ya kufukuzwa
10. lambaste ::
lambaste
11. lecture ::
hotuba
13. take to task ::
kuchukua ili kazi
15. tell off ::
kuwaambia mbali
16. dress down ::
mavazi chini
17. bawl out ::
foka nje
18. blow up at ::
kulipua katika
19. give someone an earful ::
kumpa mtu earful
20. give someone a roasting ::
kumpa mtu kutiwa
23. slap someone's wrist ::
kofi mkono wa mtu
24. rap over the knuckles ::
rap juu knuckles
25. give someone hell ::
kumpa mtu kuzimu
26. take to the woodshed ::
kuchukua ili woodshed
27. have a go at ::
kuwa na kwenda katika
28. give someone what for ::
kumpa mtu kile kwa
29. chew out ::
kutafuna nje
30. ream out ::
ream nje
31. castigate ::
castigate
32. chasten ::
kuwarudi
33. reprehend ::
lawama