EX: His mother scolded him for spending too much time on the phone.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
scold (noun)1.
a) one who habitually or persistently - scolds
b) a woman who disturbs the public peace by noisy and quarrelsome or abusive behavior
2.
- scolding
intransitive verb
1.
obsolete to quarrel noisily
2.
transitive verb
to find fault noisily or angrily to censure severely or angrily - rebuke
