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Chastises Son Getting Complaints

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noun

• someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

verb

• censure severely or angrily

• show one's unhappiness or critical attitude

33%5Chastises
noun

• a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)

• the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand

adverb

• directly

verb

• hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand

• to play music at loud volume

33%6Chastises
noun

• a slap with the flat of the hand

verb

• give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

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