gibbets

verb

present tense third-person singular of gibbet
as in pillories

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gibbets
  1. upbraids
  2. lashes
  3. pans
  4. faults
  5. hammers
  6. scolds
  7. blames
  8. berates
Verb
  • There’s a moment when a former general upbraids a footman for not wearing gloves to serve food.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 22 May 2026
  • Mother Mary shivers in the middle of the barn with her head slung low while Sam upbraids the pop star for leaving her behind for other, whiter designers when her career went supernova.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of upbraids
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  • Dovile, who calmly accepts her parents’ divorce when it’s announced to her, lashes out in school by attacking a boy for calling Ukrainians Nazis.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The best mascaras for older women help coat lashes with color while addressing the annoying issues that come with age.
    — Micaela English, Glamour, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of lashes
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  • The camera pans downward, from television set to kitchen table.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 June 2026
  • When the camera pans to a framed photo of their 7-year-old son Kakeru (Rimu Kuwaki), composer Yuta Bandoh’s melancholy score provides an unsubtle hint that the boy is no longer with them.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Definition of pans
Verb
  • The report specifically faults the Ohio Department of Development's oversight, as well as actions by local affiliates, including the Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network in Cleveland and Ohio State University South Centers in Piketon.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Rodriguez, who was a persistent critic of FPL in the Senate, faults Uthmeier for not intervening against the utility’s $7 billion rate hike, which is being appealed in court after the Public Service Commission approved it.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2026
Definition of faults
Verb
  • Inside the execution In the minutes before Silvia’s execution, rain hammers down on the roof of Florida State Prison.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Rubén Vargas hammers it in the from the left straight into the back of the net!
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2026
Definition of hammers
Verb
  • Some intergenerational sparring ensues, as Kevin scolds Arthur for his more outré boomer comments, and Arthur in turn sneers at his grandson’s millennial lameness.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The audience screams in response, and Scovel scolds them again but this time with a smile.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of scolds
Verb
  • Trump blames the previous administration for high beef prices.
    — Benjamin Zycher, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026
  • What remains is Jessie’s younger sister and a complicated relationship with the boy everyone blames.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of blames
Verb
  • But the real anger belongs to the narrator herself, who berates herself for bringing a succession of troubled men into her son’s life.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 July 2026
  • And Vance berates Democrats in a visit to Minneapolis.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of berates
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“Gibbets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gibbets. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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