Scold - Definition

n 1: someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by
constantly finding fault [syn: scold, scolder, nag,
nagger, common scold]
v 1: 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" [syn: call on the carpet, take to
task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture,
reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold,
chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out,
chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast]
2: show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded
about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about
the increased work load" [syn: grouch, grumble, scold]