Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Scold \Scold\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scolded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Scolding}.] [Akin to D. schelden, G. schelten, OHG. sceltan,
   Dan. skielde.]
   To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl; to utter
   harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; to chide sharply or coarsely;
   -- often with at; as, to scold at a servant.

         Pardon me, lords, 't is the first time ever I was
         forced to scold.                         --Shak.

Scold \Scold\, v. t.
   To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke
   or reprove with severity.

Scold \Scold\, n.
   1. One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a
      rude, clamorous woman; a shrew.

            She is an irksome, brawling scold.    --Shak.

   2. A scolding; a brawl.

Source : WordNet®

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" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke},
           {rag}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw},
           {dress down}, {call 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}]