What is another word for scold ?

To criticize or find fault with

give someone a bollocking

give someone a caning

give someone a wigging

give someone some stick

give someone a mouthful

rap over the knuckles

give someone a dressing-down

give someone an earful

give someone a roasting

give someone a rollicking

give someone a telling-off

give someone hell

put on the mat

tear off a strip

give someone a rating

give someone what for

send someone away with a flea in their ear

have someone on the carpet

belabor^US

belabour^UK

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

give a piece of one's mind

jump down one's throat

penalize^US

penalise^UK

stigmatize^US

come down on like a ton of bricks

express disapproval of

judge

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

stigmatise^UK

mete out punishment to

moralise^UK

moralize^US

satirize^US

rap someone's knuckles

satirise^UK

chew

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

give a tongue-lashing

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

give someone a carpeting

blacken someone's reputation

send someone away with a flea in his

give someone a bad press

give an injunction to

give someone a ticking-off

run something down

impeach

show up

give something a bad press

minimize^US

minimise^UK

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

rap someone the knuckles

give vent to one's emotions

lose one's temper with

give free rein to one's emotions

make a protest against

fume

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

oppose strongly

put up a fight against

kick up a stink about

inveigh

kick against

complain bitterly about

take a stand against

speak out against

kick up

take great exception to

award a penalty against

take disciplinary action against

hold someone to blame

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

go for the jugular

think badly of

express disapprobation

express disapprobation of

bring charges against

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

express a poor opinion of

give someone the works

have someone's guts for garters

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“Joe tried to interject his apologies, but she continued to scold him before he could get a word in.”

Verb

To complain or express discontent in a wearisome manner

breathe down someone's neck

get on someone's back

tyrannize^US

tyrannise^UK

jump down one's throat

complain vehemently about

kick up a stink about

give someone the hump

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

drive round the twist

get in someone's hair

get on your wick

get under one's skin

get on someone's nerves

get one's goat

raise someone's hackles

get someone's back up

rub you up the wrong way

make someone's blood boil

tantalize^US

agonize^US

tantalise^UK

agonise^UK

get on someone's wick

make someone's hackles rise

put someone's back up

be a pain in the neck

put the squeeze on

set one's teeth on edge

be a thorn in someone's side

ruffle someone's feathers

drive you up the wall

get under someone's skin

try one's patience

try someone's patience

get someone's dander up

get up someone's nose

put someone's nose out of joint

put your nose out of joint

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

mess

push someon's buttons

get on somebody's nerves

get your hackles up

rattle someone's cage

make somebody's hackles rise

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

ruffle one's feathers

get someone's hackles up

be a thorn in someone's flesh

rattle one's cage

jerk around

get on someone

breath down someone's neck

entangle

hamper

get on the nerves of

take the mickey out of

make your hackles rise

make you see red

be like a red rag to a bull

rule with a rod of iron

bring someone to their knees

rule with an iron hand

make one's hackles rise

get on someone's case

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Verb

Get onto

Verb

To have a quarrel or argument with someone

have a misunderstanding

tongue-lash

bawl out

go at it hammer and tongs

fight like cat and dog

be at sixes and sevens

be at each other's throats

have a difference of opinion

be of a different opinion

be incompatible

have a different opinion

contradict each other

make a big thing about

fight like Kilkenny cats

engage in hostilities

bandy words with somebody

express disagreement with

endeavor^US

take the field against

endeavour^UK

balk^US

baulk^UK

go up against in contest

pitch oneself against

have an argument about

prove to be false

agitate against

blow out of the water

pick an argument with

hammer away at

argue the pros and cons of

shoot down in flames

bandy words concerning

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Verb

give someone the brush-off

Rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully

treat disrespectfully

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

give the cold shoulder

ice out

pass up

take no notice of

give someone the go-by

give someone a slap in the face

put the chill on

not give time of day

keep at arm's length

look right through someone

have nothing to do with

give the cold shoulder to

turn your back on

bar

tell someone where to get off

leave out in the cold

hand someone the frozen mitt

look straight through

keep one's distance from

tell someone to get lost

refuse to take part in

keep your distance from

give someone the big E

give someone the air

not buy

break with

have nothing more to do with

bin off

give someone the push

swear off

give the elbow

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Verb

To make (usually formal and extended) speech on a subject

sermonise^UK

sermonize^US

moralize^US

moralise^UK

evangelize^US

evangelise^UK

express one's opinion

memorialise^UK

memorialize^US

vapour^UK

vapor^US

shoot off one's mouth

give a dissertation to

express disapproval of

give lessons in

mouth off about

make a fuss about

kick up a stink about

write at length about

spout about

expound on

perorate on

speak at length about

sound off about

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Verb

Speak or shout at length in an angry, impassioned way

clamour^UK

clamor^US

sermonize^US

sermonise^UK

moralize^US

moralise^UK

vapor^US

vapour^UK

shoot off one's mouth

have steam coming out of one's ears

evangelize^US

evangelise^UK

express one's opinion

shoot one's mouth off

write at length about

speak at length about

sound off about

hold forth about

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Verb

have steam coming out of one's ears

Feel or express violent uncontrollable anger

work oneself into sweat

fly off the handle

smoulder^UK

smolder^US

be hot under the collar

get hot under the collar

have a conniption fit

breathe fire and slaughter

have lost one's temper

have one's hackles up

get one's dander up

feel one's hackles rise

get your hackles up

pop one's cork

fly into a rage

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Noun

A person, in particular a woman, who nags or grumbles constantly

battleaxe^UK

battleax^US

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“His mother Aurelia was the village scold, brought repeatedly into court for creating turmoil with her tongue.”

Noun

A person who habitually carps, who talks too much and regularly finds fault

sidewalk superintendent

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Noun