scold
someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
• Syn:
scolder, nag, nagger, common scold
• Derivationally related forms:
nag (for: nagger), nag (for: nag), scold (for: scolder)
• Hypernyms:
unpleasant person, disagreeable person
• Hyponyms:
harridan
1. censure severely or angrily (Freq. 3)
- 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
• Syn:
call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce,
reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down,
chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up,
have words, lambaste, lambast
• Derivationally related forms:
chiding (for: chide), scolder, scolding, reprimand (for: reprimand), lecture (for: lecture), reproof (for: reproof), rebuker (for: rebuke), rebuke (for: rebuke)
• Hypernyms:
knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
• Hyponyms:
chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct,
tell off, brush down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP (for: have words)
- Somebody ----s PP (for: remonstrate)
- Somebody ----s PP (for: jaw)
- Sam cannot scold Sue
2. show one's unhappiness or critical attitude (Freq. 1)
- He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong
- We grumbled about the increased work load
• Syn:
grouch, grumble
• Derivationally related forms:
scolder, grumble (for: grumble), grumbler (for: grumble), grouch (for: grouch)
• Hypernyms:
complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
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