scold
noun
1. someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
Similar word(s): nag, nagger, scolder
Definition categories: person
verb
1. censure severely or angrily
- The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
Similar word(s): berate, chide, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, trounce
Definition categories: communication, criticise, criticize, knock
2. show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
- He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong
Similar word(s): grouch, grumble
Definition categories: communication, complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch