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scold

Nouns

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

Verbs

• (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
  bawl out, berate, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, rebuke, reproof, take to task, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, reprimand, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag,
• (v) show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
  • He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong
  • We grumbled about the increased work load
  grouch, grumble,

Synonyms

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

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