VERB: "to attack verbally" Crossword Clue

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VERB: "to attack verbally" Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. censure severely or angrily
2. beat with a cane

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ATTACK (noun)
1. ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
2. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
ATTACK (verb)
1. attack in speech or writing
2. take the initiative and go on the offensive
VERB (noun)
1. a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence
2. the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence

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