scold
skohld
- n someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
- v censure severely or angrily
The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car - v show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong
- If a Singaporean gets frustrated at your stupidity, he can scold you for being blur as sotong (clueless as a squid).
- If Kerry can sometimes sound like a scold, Weld always seems on the verge of poking fun.
- The liberal legal scold Glenn Greenwald?.