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scold

(sk/oU/ld )

someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault(noun.person)

Synonym:
common scold, nag, nagger, scolder

source: wordnet30
One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a rude, clamorous woman; a shrew.(noun)

source: webster1913

censure severely or angrily(verb.communication)

Example:
The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car.

Synonym:
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, reproof

source: wordnet30
show one's unhappiness or critical attitude(verb.communication)

Example:
He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong.

Synonym:
grouch, grumble

source: wordnet30
To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl; to utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; to chide sharply or coarsely; -- often with at; as, to scold at a servant.(verb)

source: webster1913
To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke or reprove with severity.(verb)

source: webster1913

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