scold
//skoʊld//
Verb
scoldInfinitive
scoldPresent tense
scoldedPast tense
scoldedPast participle
scoldingPresent participle
scoldsThird-person singular
1
To rebuke or criticize someone angrily and at length.
The teacher scolded the students for not doing their homework.
2
To speak to someone in an angry, disapproving way, especially a child.
The mother scolded her son for breaking the vase.
Noun
1
A person, especially a woman, who nags or grumbles constantly.
My neighbor is such a scold, always complaining about everything.