bawl out (v)
berate (v)
call down (v)
call on the carpet (v)
chew out (v)
chew up (v)
chide (v)
dress down (v)
have words (v)
jaw (v)
lambast (v)
lambaste (v)
lecture (v)
rag (v)
rebuke (v)
remonstrate (v)
reprimand (v)
reproof (v)
scold (v)
take to task (v)
trounce (v)

Definition: censure severely or angrily
Example: 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.