Synonyms for rail at
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : reyl |
| Phonetic Transcription : reɪl |
Top 10 synonyms for rail at Other synonyms for the word rail at
- banter
- bawl out
- be beside oneself
- be furious
- be uncontrollable
- blister
- blow a fuse
- blow one's top
- bristle
- call down
- caricature
- cartoon
- censure
- chafe
- chaff
- champ at bit
- chew
- chew out
- clobber
- cuss out
- deflate
- drub
- eat out
- expose
- flay
- fleer
- fly off the handle
- foam at the mouth
- fret
- fulminate
- fume
- gibe
- give one hell
- give what for
- go berserk
- have a fit
- have a tantrum
- haze
- jape
- jaw
- jeer
- jest
- jive
- jolly
- josh
- jump all over
- kid
- lampoon
- lash out at
- laugh
- laugh at
- let off steam
- lick
- look daggers
- make a fool of
- make a fuss over
- make a game of
- make a laughing-stock
- make fun of
- mimic
- mock
- needle
- overflow
- pan
- parody
- poke fun at
- pooh-pooh
- pull one's leg
- put down
- quiz
- rag
- rail at
- rake over the coals
- rally
- rampage
- rant
- rant and rave
- rate
- rave
- raz
- rebuke
- reprimand
- reproach
- reprove
- revile
- rib
- ride
- roar
- roast
- run down
- satirize
- scoff
- scold
- scorch
- scorn
- scout
- scream
- seethe
- send up
- shellac
- show up
- snap at
- sneer
- splutter
- steam
- storm
- surge
- takeoff
- taunt
- tear
- tell off
- throw a fit
- tongue-lash
- travesty
- twit
- unmask
- upbraid
- vituperate
- whip
- work oneself into sweat
- yell
Définition of rail at
Origin :- "horizontal bar passing from one post or support to another," c.1300, from Old French reille "bolt, bar," from Vulgar Latin *regla, from Latin regula "straight stick," diminutive form related to regere "to straighten, guide" (see regal). Used figuratively for thinness from 1872. To be off the rails in a figurative sense is from 1848, an image from the railroads. In U.S. use, "A piece of timber, cleft, hewed, or sawed, inserted in upright posts for fencing" [Webster, 1830].
- As in rage : verb be angry
- As in ridicule : verb make contemptuous fun of something or someone
- As in berate : verb criticize hatefully
- As in blast : verb lambaste; defeat mentally
- As in twit : verb ridicule
Antonyms for rail at
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