"Scolds" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
To scold means to strongly criticize or reprimand someone, usually because they have done something bad or wrong.
A scofflaw is a person who ignores or deliberately disregards the law, often in a defiant or contemptuous manner.
To scold someone means to criticize or severely talk to them in a disapproving way, often because they have done something wrong or have been acting badly.
In a scolding manner; with a tone of disapproval, criticism, or rebuke. The speaker expresses disapproval or disappointment in a stern and often sharp-voiced tone.