scold

Meanings

• someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
• censure severely or angrily
  • "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"
• show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
  • "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"

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, scolder, take to task, trounce