scold

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scold Definition

• (n) someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
• (v) censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger''s car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
• (v) show one''s unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load"

scold Synonyms

• bawl out
• berate
• call down
• call on the carpet
• chew out
• chew up
• chide
• common scold
• dress down
• grouch
• grumble
• have words
• jaw
• lambast
• lambaste
• lecture
• nag
• nagger
• rag
• rebuke
• remonstrate
• reprimand
• reproof
• scold
• scolder
• trounce