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scold: someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

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shrew collapse: small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles; a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman

quibbler collapse: a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections

nitpicker collapse: someone who makes small and unjustified criticisms

fishwife collapse

frondeur collapse

spitfire collapse: a highly emotional and quick-tempered person (especially a girl or woman)

pettifogger collapse

virago collapse: a noisy or scolding or domineering woman

termagant collapse

amazon collapse: mainly green tropical American parrots; a major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles); (Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively); a large strong and aggressive woman

beldam collapse: a woman of advanced age

read the riot act collapse

tigress collapse: a female tiger

reprove collapse

vixen collapse: a malicious woman with a fierce temper

chide collapse

berate collapse

cackle collapse: a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle; the sound made by a hen after laying an egg; emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing; squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens; talk or utter in a cackling manner; "The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine"

upbraid collapse

cluck collapse: the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks); make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens

censor collapse: a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable; someone who censures or condemns; subject to political, religious, or moral censorship; "This magazine is censored by the government"

tweet collapse: a week chirping sound as of a small bird; make a weak, chirping sound; "the small bird was tweeting in the tree"

cheep collapse: the short weak cry of a young bird

chastise collapse: censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

gaggle collapse: a flock of geese; make a noise characteristic of a goose; "Cackling geese"

witch collapse: a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil

reprehend collapse: express strong disapproval of

vituperate collapse

rebuke collapse: an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"

harpy collapse: large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America; any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes; (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman

caw collapse: the sound made by corvine birds; utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens

critic collapse: someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments; anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something; a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art

admonish collapse: take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"

quack collapse: the harsh sound of a duck; an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice; act as a medical quack or a charlatan; utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked"

grouch collapse: a bad-tempered person; show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load"

honk collapse: the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this); cry like a goose; "The geese were honking"; use the horn of a car; make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared"

take to task collapse

grumble collapse: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone; to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff"

fury collapse: a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage"; (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals

coo collapse: the sound made by a pigeon; cry softly, as of pigeons; speak softly or lovingly; "The mother who held her baby was cooing softly"

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