Synonyms For "Scold" :

1 syllable:

chide, grouch, jaw, nag, rag, trounce

2 syllables:

bawl out, berate, call down, chew out, chew up, dress down, grumble, have words, lambast, lambaste, lecture, nagger, rebuke, scolder

3 syllables:

remonstrate, reprimand