lecture Synonyms

chew out take to task lambast reprimand dress down chew up speech chide trounce call down lecturing lambaste scold bawl out rebuke remonstrate berate talk teaching screed sermon sermonize soliloquy speak talking spout speechify spoke scolding read reading reaming recitation remonstration reprehend reprehension reproach reprobation rebuking reproof reprove salutatory ragging teach spiel call on the carpet give a lecture have words tell off dressing down