(~s, criticizing, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
Note: in BRIT, also use 'criticise'
If you ~ someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.
His mother had rarely ~d him or any of her children...
The minister criticised the police for failing to come up with any leads...
? praise
VERB: V n, V n for n/-ing