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Meaning of scold

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  scold
      n 1: someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by
           constantly finding fault [syn: {scold}, {scolder}, {nag},
           {nagger}, {common scold}]
      v 1: censure severely or angrily; "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}, {scold},
           {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate}, {chew out},
           {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]
      2: show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded
         about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about
         the increased work load" [syn: {grouch}, {grumble}, {scold}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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