intransitive. †(a) Originally, to behave as a scold; to quarrel noisily, to brawl; to rail at or wrangle with some one; to use violent or…

intransitive. To give loud or impassioned utterance to anger, displeasure, disapprobation, reproof. To scold by way of rebuke or reproof; in later…

intransitive. To grumble, complain; to chide, scold, nag; to mutter, murmur. Later also (frequently of a bird): to chatter. Also with on. Cf. chunter…

intransitive. To deliver a rebuke or scolding using strong or angry language. Chiefly with at. Now rare.

To grumble, to scold.

To scold. Const. at. Now only Scottish and northern.

quasi-transitive with adjective complement, adv., or phrase expressing the result of scolding. Also †to scold it out: to continue wrangling to…

figurative. to speakor look daggers: to speak so as to wound, to speak or look fiercely, savagely, or angrily.

absol. To employ snubbing; †to scold.

In extended use (usually with lower-case initials). To give a severe warning or reprimand. Now frequently with to or indirect object.

transitive. To berate (a person) angrily; to reprimand severely. Also with out, up, and adverbial phrase. Occasionally also intransitive: to scold.

intransitive. To become angry; to grumble, complain. Frequently with at, on, on to a person: to scold, berate (a person). Cf. roust, v.3

intransitive. To express displeasure or disagreement vehemently; to scold, reprove; to shout at a person. Also with on. Also transitive. Cf. rouse…

To harangue, berate, or harass (a person) verbally. Also in weakened use: to tease or mock (a person). Cf. ball-breaker, n., ball-busting, adj. Cf…

Originally U.S. intransitive. to bust on: to attack verbally, to criticize or scold; (in weakened sense) to tease, to mock. Also transitive (without…