Synonyms for calling down
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : kawl |
| Phonetic Transcription : kɔl |
Top 10 synonyms for calling down Other synonyms for the word calling down
- abase
- abuse
- adjudge
- admonishment
- afflict
- asperse
- attack
- bad-mouth
- bawl out
- bawling out
- belittle
- blame
- blister
- blow whistle on
- call down
- call on the carpet
- call to task
- calling down
- caluminate
- castigation
- cavil
- chastise
- check
- chew
- chew out
- chiding
- come down hard on
- come down on
- comeuppance
- condemn
- counsel
- cow
- criticize
- curb
- curse
- cuss
- cuss out
- debase
- defame
- denigrate
- denounce
- denunciate
- deprecate
- depreciate
- dig
- ding
- disapprove
- discipline
- discredit
- disparage
- doom
- draw the line
- dress down
- dressing-down
- dump on
- eat out
- enjoin
- exhort
- exprobate
- find fault
- find fault with
- find guilty
- flay
- forewarn
- frame
- fulminate against
- give a black eye
- give a going over
- give a hard time
- give a piece of one's mind
- give comeuppance
- give one hell
- give the devil
- give what for
- glue
- going over
- grooming
- growl
- hang something on
- hard time
- have on the carpet
- hoist
- humble
- jack up
- jaw
- jawbone
- jinx
- judge
- jump all over
- knock
- lay at one's door
- lay on
- lecture
- lesson
- let have it
- libel
- malign
- mistreat
- monish
- mudsling
- name
- notice
- objurgate
- pan
- pass sentence on
- penalize
- piece of one's mind
- pin it on
- point finger at
- pronounce
- proscribe
- punish
- put a whammy on
- put away
- put down
- rag on
- ragging
- rail at
- rake
- rake over the coals
- rap
- rap on knuckles
- rate
- ream
- rebuke
- reprehend
- reprehension
- repress
- reprimand
- reproach
- reprobate
- reproof
- reprove
- restrain
- revile
- rip up
- roast
- run down
- scold
- scolding
- scorch
- scourge
- send up
- send up the river
- sentence
- sit on
- skin
- skin alive
- slam
- slander
- slap on the wrist
- slap on wrist
- slur
- smear
- soften
- speak ill of
- speak to
- subdue
- take down
- take down a peg
- take to task
- talk to
- talking-to
- tame
- tear down
- tear into
- tell a thing or two
- tell off
- telling-off
- thumbs down on
- tick off
- tongue-lash
- tongue-lashing
- traduce
- trim
- try
- upbraid
- vituperate
- voodoo
- warn
- what for
Définition of calling down
Origin :- early 14c., from call (v.). Sense of "a short formal visit" is from 1862.
- As in reprimand : noun oral punishment
- As in reproach : verb find fault with
- As in vilify : verb criticize very harshly
- As in berate : verb criticize hatefully
- As in chasten : verb correct, humiliate
- As in chide : verb criticize, lecture
- As in condemn : verb blame, convict
- As in admonish : verb warn, strongly criticize
- Then, calling down, he added: "The moment he is in the room come up and tell me."
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- Did it mean that he'd seen his father and got a calling down?
- Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
- Right now he could have welcomed a calling down at the hands of Big Louis.
- Extract from : « Gun for Hire » by Dallas McCord Reynolds
- “Fetch me the telescope, Mivins,” said the captain, calling down the hatchway.
- Extract from : « The World of Ice » by R.M. Ballantyne
- Calling down the forecastle, I said: "Swanson, come on deck."
- Extract from : « The Flying Bo'sun » by Arthur Mason
- They ran to the second, calling down as they uncovered it: no answer.
- Extract from : « Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905 » by Various
- He commends his beloved to Heaven, calling down every blessing upon her.
- Extract from : « Thomas Otway » by Thomas Otway
- Men were running and calling down below, but here was silence.
- Extract from : « Command » by William McFee
- "She'll have a fit if she hears me calling down to her," he said to Michael.
- Extract from : « Sinister Street, vol. 2 » by Compton Mackenzie
- Constance will be calling down the stairs for me in a moment.
- Extract from : « Lady Larkspur » by Meredith Nicholson
Antonyms for calling down
- absolve
- acquit
- aid
- allow
- animate
- applaud
- approve
- assist
- benefit
- boost
- build up
- cheer
- cherish
- clear
- comfort
- commend
- commendation
- compliment
- defend
- discharge
- embolden
- encourage
- endorse
- exalt
- exonerate
- extol
- favor
- flatter
- forgive
- forgiveness
- free
- glorify
- hail
- help
- honor
- inspirit
- laud
- let go
- pardon
- permit
- praise
- promote
- protect
- release
- reward
- sanction
- set free
- uplift
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