scold
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(noun) someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault |
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Synonyms: common scold, nag, nagger, scolder |
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Related Words: disagreeable person, harridan, unpleasant person |
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(verb) show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anyhting that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load" |
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Synonyms: grouch, grumble |
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Related Words: complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off |
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(verb) 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 |
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Synonyms: bawl out, berate, check, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof |
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Related Words: brush down, castigate, chasten, chastise, chastize, correct, criticise, criticize, objurgate, pick apart, tell off |
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