gibbet

verb

Definition of gibbetnext
as in to crucify

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gibbet
  1. crucify
  2. pillory
  3. lash
  4. flay
  5. blame
  6. scold
  7. upbraid
  8. fault
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  • First glorified then crucified, Joan’s mythologized fate encapsulates the precarious role of women in society — particularly those in the limelight.
    Tacita Quinn, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Like, my parents took off work to watch their son get crucified by 12 white children.
    Vulture Editors, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
Definition of crucify
Verb
  • State Republicans have pilloried the board and Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose appointees dominate the board, for driving up gas prices, a hot-button issue throughout the state, which currently has the country’s second-highest price per gallon, behind only Hawaii, according to AAA.
    Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • The meltdown was so bad that Southwest was pilloried by Saturday Night Live.
    Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of pillory
Verb
  • The Owl, the father figure, flies into rages, yelling and occasionally lashing out with a hand or foot.
    Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Following his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump lashed out at ABC over the moderators' fact-checking efforts.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of lash
Verb
  • However, for somebody whose arm has been flayed and who spent all night looking at the Hannibal art installation that was once his wife, Donald is acting way too normal.
    James Grebey, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Grammy winner Williams flays the mysterious character, and opens the show with her powerful vocals.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of flay
Verb
  • An American citizen has died at a popular adventure spot in Laos where alcohol tainted with methanol has been blamed for a spate of poisonings in recent days.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The spokesperson noted that the failure to win a loan guarantee from the German government wasn't down to Lilium's technology, but instead was blamed on disagreement in parliament from the Green Party over funding an air travel company.
    Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of blame
Verb
  • Still, watching Hannah scold him about everything, from 401(k)s to boiling water to phone bills, from ordering him to walk a dog that doesn’t belong to him to telling him that riding hotel pool furniture would give her the ick, was painful.
    Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Dolores returns to scold her grandson for badmouthing her during the show’s Día de los Muertos episode, which airs on NBC on Friday, Oct. 25.
    Brendan Le, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of scold
Verb
  • That starts with upbraiding Chapman’s would-be assassin, who’s still nursing injuries from being run over by a taxicab — this after handling three other agents quite capably.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The stupidity of his denigration of the COVID vaccines — there’s that word again — brought him a joint upbraiding by the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2023.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of upbraid
Verb
  • This past summer, Trump faulted the FBI for not immediately confirming he’d been struck by a bullet during an assassination attempt and even took to social media to call on Wray to resign after the director vouched for President Joe Biden ‘s mental acuity during a congressional hearing.
    Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2024
  • These days, no one will fault the host for opting for disposable dishes and utensils that make clean-up significantly easier.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of fault
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