Scold

ahd-5
  • intransitive verb. To reprimand or criticize harshly and usually angrily.
  • intransitive verb. To express harsh or angry disapproval to someone.
  • noun. One who persistently nags or criticizes.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who scolds; a scolder; especially, a noisy, railing woman; a termagant.
  • noun. A scolding: as, she gave him a rousing scold.
  • To chide or find fault, especially with noisy clamor or railing; utter harsh rebuke, railing, or vituperation.
  • To chide with railing or clamor; berate; rail at.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a rude, clamorous woman; a shrew.
  • noun. A scolding; a brawl.
  • transitive verb. To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke or reprove with severity.
  • intransitive verb. To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl; to utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; to chide sharply or coarsely; -- often with at.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A person fond of abusive language, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.
  • verb. To rebuke.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. censure severely or angrily
  • noun. someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
  • verb. show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
    • Word Usage
    "Music stores are blasting love songs into the street, and no nationalist or Islamist scold is forcing them to stop."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    praise  
    cross-reference
    common scold  complain  
    Form
    scolded  scolding  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    complain  kick  kvetch  plain  quetch  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Nolde  ahold  behold  bold  bowled  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Zeitgeist  dictus  filibuster  nail-biting  quidnam  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Xanthippe  admonish  amazon  baste  battle-ax  
    verb-form
    scolded  scolding  scolds  
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