betonguev.
/bɪˈtʌŋ/ transitive. To assail with the tongue; to flout, rally.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > invective or abuse > abuse [verb (transitive)]
vilea1300
rebutc1330
revilea1393
arunt1399
stainc1450
brawl1474
vituper1484
rebalk1501
to call (rarely to speak) (all) to naught1542
rattle1542
vituperate1542
bedaub1570
beray1576
bespurt1579
wring1581
misuse1583
caperclaw1589
abuse1592
rail1592
exagitate1593
to shoot atc1595
belabour1596
to scour one's mouth on1598
bespurtle1604
conviciate1604
scandala1616
delitigate1623
betongue1639
bespatter1644
rant1647
palt1648
opprobriatea1657
pelt1658
proscind1659
inveigh1670
clapperclaw1692
blackguard1767
philippize1804
drub1811
foul-mouth1822
bullyrag1823
target1837
barge1841
to light on ——1842
slang1844
villainize1857
slangwhang1880
slam-bang1888
vituperize1894
bad-mouth1941
slag1958
zing1962
to dump on (occasionally all over)1967
1639 H. Ainsworth Annot. Five Bks. Moses, Bk. Psalmes & Song of Songs Psalm ci. 5 Hurteth with tongue—traduceth, or (as the Hebrew phrase is) betongueth.
1859 D. Masson Life Milton I. 33 How Ben and Shakespeare betongued each other, while the others listened and wondered.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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