scold

Meanings

• someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
• censure severely or angrily;
• "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"
• show one's unhappiness or critical attitude;
• "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"
• SCOLD v -ED, -ING, -S to rebuke harshly

Synonyms

• scolder
• nag
• nagger
• common scold
• 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
• grouch
• grumble

Scrabble Score: 8

scold is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

scold is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

scold is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

scold is a valid Words With Friends word

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