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After three years of hearing Johnson berate him, the 6-3 point guard is ready to help lead Dallas to a championship.

She would either berate her for associating with such a freak, or storm off to her room and slam the door.

Republicans berate him for exuding weakness, noting that his big speech on nuclear disarmament was upstaged by a North Korean missile test.

If, sometime after reading this, you become an actual explorer of Mars, feel free to look me up and berate me for my lack of faith in you.

He feared she would berate him for his forgetfulness .

He was an early cellphone user, and she would call on his big, clunky model to berate him.

If you set the bar too high and you already feel as if you're slipping, don't berate yourself.

James Dobson, the former head of Focus on the Family, a social conservative group, used to berate Mr Obama for his " fruitcake " ideas.

In fact, logic usually makes things worse, as you berate yourself for being silly.

But lately American leaders have shown signs of the inertia for which they used to berate Japan.

scold, upbraid, berate, revile, vituperate, rail These verbs mean to reprimand or criticize angrily or vehemently .

How can they dare to withdraw facilities and berate borrowers when no one has been sacked for such gargantuan incompetence?

you probably hate yourself for it too, so I'm not going to berate you about it.

Rather than berate Washington, it should abandon its currency manipulation.

You look in the mirror, berate yourself for gaining weight and then give in to feelings of depression and hopelessness.

You never see him lose his cool. Never see him break a racket. Never see him berate an umpire.

He frowned and was about to berate her.

Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself, either.

Many in the west regard the games as an opportunity to berate China.

Take responsibility but don't berate yourself for making it, especially in public.

They have hauled officials charged with policing it before Congress to berate their efforts.

I've been in meetings where the CEO allowed himself to ramble, rant, and berate for a half hour straight.

To rebuke or criticize harshly or abusively; berate.

Love it, hate it, mock it or berate it this strange new vehicle will be available for $15, 000 starting this Earth Day!

Who delayed taking a goal-kick to rush out and berate his defenders.

If Brazilian officials occasionally berate the policymaking of their eurozone peers, it may be because they can afford to.

German chancellor Angela Merkel may think the best way to revive her dismal poll ratings is to berate other Europeans for their profligacy;

Berate suggests scolding or rebuking angrily and at length:

Berate each other for being selfish