to use or address with harsh or abusive language; revile

pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms

sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting

stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient

gigantic; enormous; colossal

a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something

having hegemony or dominance

to scald briefly and then drain, as peaches or almonds to facilitate removal of skins, or as rice or macaroni to separate the grains or strands