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lambaste = beat with cane : pummel : welt
• (lambaste)- beat, thrash verbally pr physically, ( ,
newspapers;
); He regularly lambastes the Labor Party in letters to local
• (pummel)- to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists, ( );
A boxer has only one objective-pummel his opponent in the head and body;
• (welt)- a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick
or whip; A welt was forming on his forehead where the bottle had made
contact. — One For The Money;
remonstrate {protest} > remonstrance = expostulation : catcall : object =
demur demure = coy = overmodest
• (remonstrate)- to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval, (
, , ); But before she could remonstrate, her cloak
appeared about her shoulders and she was firmly propelled out the door. —
Stephanie Laurens - Four In Hand;
• (remonstrance)- an expression of protest, complaint, or reproof; I made a
pretty vigorous remonstrance, in very animated French, and it had the effect
of preventing a repetition of the rudeness. — A Residence in France;
• (expostulation)- the act of expostulating; remonstrance; earnest and kindly
protest, ( , / ); The combination of timid
embarrassment with coquettishness and a sort of expostulation was the result
either of calculated effect or a spontaneous modesty. — The Magic Skin;
• (catcall)- a shrill, whistle-like sound or loud raucous shout made to express
disapproval at a theater, meeting, etc; Reading these responses, the
childhood catcall of "dish it out, but can't take it" comes to mind. — Top
Stories - Google News;
• (demur)- to make objection, esp. on the grounds of scruples; take
exception; object, ( , , ); Charlie has begun
to demur, and intends to write you a letter. — Eugene Field, A Study In
Heredity And Contradictions, v2;
• objection; protest; It is quite reasonable for you to demur, and to object to
these demands. — Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339,
January, 1844;
• (demure)- characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved, ( ;
); She actually envied the simplicity of Lucy Morris, for whom she
delighted to find evil names, calling her demure, a prig, a sly puss, and so
on—The Eustace Diamonds;
• (coy)- artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish,