All pan synonyms
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P p noun pan
- brickbat β Brickbats are very critical or insulting remarks which are made in public about someone or something.
- call down β to request or invoke
- quibbler β an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue.
- faultfinder β a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.
- hypercritic β a person who is excessively or captiously critical.
- hypercritics β a person who is excessively or captiously critical.
- muckraker β to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics.
- kettle β a metal container in which to boil liquids, cook foods, etc.; pot.
- 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.
- fretter β to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like: Fretting about the lost ring isn't going to help.
- basin β A basin is a large or deep bowl that you use for holding liquids, or for mixing or storing food.
- muckrakers β to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics.
- disputer β One who disputes.
- mudslinger β One who casts aspersion, who insults. Especially a political candidate who makes negative statements about the opposition.
verb pan
- dispraise β to speak of as undeserving or unworthy; censure; disparage.
- be-little β to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
- fustigate β to cudgel; beat; punish severely.
- cudgelled β a short, thick stick used as a weapon; club.
- disapprove β to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- decry β If someone decries an idea or action, they criticize it strongly.
- knock down 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.
- mine β an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- minimize β to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
- humiliate β to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
- bad mouth β Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- diminish β to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- make light of β of little weight; not heavy: a light load.
- disses β to show disrespect for; affront.
- condemn β If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- mark down β a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
- carp β A carp is a kind of fish that lives in lakes and rivers.
- muckrake β to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics.
- blistered β a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- bemean β to make mean; demean; debase (usually used reflexively).
- louted β an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- bludgeoned β a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
- illtreat β Alternative form of ill-treat.
- lambaste β to beat or whip severely.
- caricaturing β a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
- jive β swing music or early jazz.
- cudgelling β a short, thick stick used as a weapon; club.
- disparage β to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
- discommend β to express disapproval of; belittle; disparage. The diners discommended the wine.
- miniaturise β (British) alternative spelling of miniaturize.
- louting β an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- insult β to treat or speak to insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront.
- frizz β the state of being frizzed.
- miniaturised β Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturise.
- dissed β to show disrespect for; affront.
- denunciate β to condemn; denounce