Meaning of SCOLD
| Pronunciation: | | skowld
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- [n] someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
- [v] censure severely or angrily; "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"; "check" is archaic
- [v] show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load"
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SCOLD is a 5 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | bawl out, berate, chew out, chew up, chide, common scold, dress down, grouch, grumble, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, nag, nagger, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scolder, trounce |
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| | See Also: | | brush down, castigate, chasten, chastise, complain, correct, criticise, criticize, disagreeable person, harridan, kick, kvetch, objurgate, pick apart, plain, quetch, sound off, tell off, unpleasant person | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Scold\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scolded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Scolding}.] [Akin to D. schelden, G. schelten, OHG. sceltan,
Dan. skielde.]
To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl; to utter
harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; to chide sharply or coarsely;
-- often with at; as, to scold at a servant.
Pardon me, lords, 't is the first time ever I was
forced to scold. --Shak.
\Scold\, v. t.
To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke
or reprove with severity.
\Scold\, n.
1. One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a
rude, clamorous woman; a shrew.
She is an irksome, brawling scold. --Shak.
2. A scolding; a brawl.
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