scold

A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.

A ſclaunderous tunge, a tunge of a ſkolde, Worketh more miſchiefe than can be tolde; That, if I wiſt not to be controlde, Yet ſomwhat to ſay I dare well be bolde,

“Well, I won’t have it, and that’s enough.” She laughed, for her voice had a little been that of the professional scold.

To rebuke angrily.

I advise that you refrain from using that kind of language at home, lest your mother scold you.

A week elapsed before she could see Elizabeth without scolding her —

Of birds, to make harsh vocalisations in aggression.

Of birds, to make vocalisations that resemble human scolding.

[T]he merry songsters of the wood now filled the air with their jubilee; the nutcracker began his monotonous clattering, the chaffinches and the wrens sang high in the sky, the blackcock scolded and blustered loudly, the thrush sang his mocking songs and libellous ditties about everybody, but became occasionally a little sentimental and warbled gently and bashfully some tender stanzas.

Misconstruction of scald.