scold

scold (http://definr.com/scold)

     n : someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly
         finding fault [syn: 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"; "check" is archaic [syn: rebuke,
           rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw,
           dress down, 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]