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scold

/skoʊld/

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noun
someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
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common scold nag nagger scolder

type of:
unpleasant person disagreeable person
verb
censure severely or angrily
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"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"

Similar:

bawl out berate call down call on the carpet chew out chew up chide dress down have words jaw lambast lambaste lecture rag rebuke remonstrate reprimand take to task trounce

type of:
knock criticize pick apart criticise
verb
show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
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"He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"

Similar:

grouch grumble

type of:
kick quetch sound off complain kvetch plain

Examples of scold

"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"
"He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"