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All blow the whistle on synonyms

blow the whisΒ·tle on
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verb blow the whistle on

  • accuse β€” If you accuse someone of doing something wrong or dishonest, you say or tell them that you believe that they did it.
  • accuse β€” If you accuse someone of doing something wrong or dishonest, you say or tell them that you believe that they did it.
  • stop β€” to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
  • criticize β€” If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.
  • attribute β€” If you attribute something to an event or situation, you think that it was caused by that event or situation.
  • denounce β€” If you denounce a person or an action, you criticize them severely and publicly because you feel strongly that they are wrong or evil.
  • chide β€” If you chide someone, you speak to them angrily because they have done something wicked or foolish.
  • charge β€” If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
  • indict β€” (of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial: The grand jury indicted him for murder.
  • condemn β€” If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
  • involve β€” to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
  • blame β€” If you blame a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it.
  • impeach β€” to accuse (a public official) before an appropriate tribunal of misconduct in office.
  • arraign β€” If someone is arraigned on a particular charge, they are brought before a court of law to answer that charge.
  • bar β€” A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
  • suspend β€” to hang by attachment to something above: to suspend a chandelier from the ceiling.
  • arrest β€” If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
  • terminate β€” to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
  • stop β€” to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
  • stem β€” science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, considered as a group of academic or career fields (often used attributively): degree programs in STEM disciplines; teaching STEM in high school.
  • adjourn β€” If a meeting or trial is adjourned or if it adjourns, it is stopped for a short time.
  • stall β€” a pretext, as a ruse, trick, or the like, used to delay or deceive.
  • cease β€” If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
  • interrupt β€” to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
  • curb β€” If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
  • impede β€” to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
  • deter β€” To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
  • hamper β€” to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
  • block β€” A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
  • break off β€” If part of something breaks off or if you break it off, it comes off or is removed by force.
  • knock β€” to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
  • rap β€” to carry off; transport.
  • saddle β€” a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
  • reprehend β€” to reprove or find fault with; rebuke; censure; blame.
  • reprove β€” to criticize or correct, especially gently: to reprove a pupil for making a mistake.
  • frame β€” a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
  • ascribe β€” If you ascribe an event or condition to a particular cause, you say or consider that it was caused by that thing.
  • disapprove β€” to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
  • censure β€” If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it.
  • admonish β€” If you admonish someone, you tell them very seriously that they have done something wrong.
  • roast β€” to bake (meat or other food) uncovered, especially in an oven.
  • impute β€” to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
  • finger β€” any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
  • rebuke β€” to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.
  • skin β€” the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
  • upbraid β€” to find fault with or reproach severely; censure: The military tribunal upbraided the soldier for his cowardice.
  • tax β€” a tax levied according to the value of the property, merchandise, etc., being taxed.
  • blast β€” A blast is a big explosion, especially one caused by a bomb.
  • reproach β€” to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
  • impugn β€” to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
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