n. 25B6; verb Mum took Anna away, scolding her for her bad behaviour : REBUKE, reprimand, reproach, reprove, admonish, remonstrate with, chastise, chide, upbraid, berate, take to task, read someone the Riot Act, give someone a piece of one's mind, haul over the coals; informal tell off, dress down, give someone an earful, give someone a roasting, rap over the knuckles, let someone have it, bawl out, give someone hell; Brit. informal tick off, have a go at, carpet, tear someone off a strip, give someone what for, give someone some stick, give someone a rollicking/rocket/row; N. Amer. informal chew out, ream out; Austral. informal monster; formal castigate.
praise.
25B6; noun (archaic) she is turning into a scold : NAG, shrew, fishwife, harpy, termagant, harridan; complainer, moaner, grumbler; N. Amer. informal kvetch.