grditi

1. (+ acc.) to scold; to tell off
   Mama ga stalno grdi zbog loših ocena. — His mom keeps scolding him for bad grades.
   Nemoj da grdiš dete pred drugima. — Don't scold the child in front of others.
2. (of a book, film, decision) to criticize; to slam
   Kritičari su grdili film, ali publika ga je volela. — Critics slammed the film, but audiences loved it.

Pattern: grditi koga zbog čega — to scold someone for something; the perfective is izgrditi.