Scold v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scolded; p. pr. & vb. n. Scolding.] 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.