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