scold
n : someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly
finding fault [syn: {scolder}, {nag}, {nagger}, {common
scold}]
v 1: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child
for entering the stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the
Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter
for bringing cold soup"; "check" is archaic [syn: {rebuke},
{check}, {rag}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw},
{dress down}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate},
{chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]
2: show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded
about anyhting that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled
about the increased work load" [syn: {grouch}, {grumble}]