lash out
to criticize someone or something angrily
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To say something, or to speak to someone in an angry way
tear into
to criticize someone or something very angrily
tell off
to criticize someone angrily for doing something wrong
scold
verb
to criticize someone, especially a child, severely and usually angrily for something they have done wrong
jump down someone’s throat
to suddenly speak very angrily to someone, in a way that seems unfair
raise your voice
to speak in a loud angry way
let fly
to criticize someone angrily
bite someone’s head off
to react angrily or rudely to someone when they think you have no reason for doing this
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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