SCOLD

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

  synonyms : common scold , nag , nagger , scolder

• (verb) 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"

  synonyms : 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 , take to task , trounce

  please, i have absolutely no desire to be the object of her berating all night long. -added by diviya_inlas

• (verb) show one's unhappiness or critical attitude

  "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong", "We grumbled about the increased work load"

  synonyms : grouch , grumble

  an uncle who is a real grouch when he's sick -added by nithi

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