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   scold

   /skəʊld/

   verb

   • 1. remonstrate with or rebuke (someone) angrily: "Mum took Anna away, scolding her for her bad behaviour"
   • ▪ (of a bird) call loudly and persistently: "the gulls wheeled and scolded above the lake"

   noun

   • 1. a person who nags or grumbles constantly (typically used of a woman): dated US "his mother was the village scold"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a noun): probably from Old Norse skáld ‘skald’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. scolder noun

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   What does scold mean?

   • Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! SCOLD definition: 1. to speak to someone angrily because you disapprove of their behaviour: 2. to speak to someone…. Learn more.

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   How do you use scold as a verb?

   • She's a scold. Maybe she's cranky. Which brings us to the other way we can use scold as a verb: to grumble, grouch, or generally express one's crankiness. This latter meaning has more to do with the attitude of the scolder than the faults of the one being scolded.

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   What does scald mean in English?

   • Middle English scald, scold, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skāld poet, skald, Icelandic skālda to make scurrilous verse 14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a “Scold.”

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   Scold means to speak to someone angrily because you disapprove of their behaviour. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see related words and phrases, and explore its pronunciation and translations.

   • English (US)

     SCOLD meaning: 1. to speak to someone angrily because you...

   • Znaczenie Scold, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     scold definicja: 1. to speak to someone angrily because you...

   • Scold: French Translation

     SCOLD translate: réprimander, gronder. Learn more in the...

   • Scold: Arabic Translation

     SCOLD translate: يُوبّخ / يُعنّف. Learn more in the...

   • Scold Spanish Translation

     SCOLD translate: regañar, reñir, regañar. Learn more in the...

   • Traditional

     SCOLD translate: 責罵，責備. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Vietnamese Translation

     SCOLD translate: rầy la. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Scold: Catalan Translation

     SCOLD translate: renyar. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word scold, which can be a verb or a noun. A scold is someone who rebukes or criticizes angrily, or a poet who makes scurrilous verse.

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   When you scold someone, you (often angrily) point out and criticize some fault or error. If you forget again to clean up your room, your mom might scold you for it. Scold can also be used as a noun to describe a person who irritates people by finding fault in everything.

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   Scold means to speak to someone angrily because you disapprove of their behavior. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and usage examples from various sources.

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   When a person scolds someone else, they are making it clear that they disapprove of what the person did by angrily lecturing or criticizing them. The goal is to embarrass or shame the person so they won’t repeat the behavior. For example, a school teacher is very likely to scold a bully if they catch them in the act.

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   Scold means to reprimand or criticize harshly and usually angrily, or to express harsh or angry disapproval to someone. It can also be a noun for a person who persistently nags or criticizes. See the word history, examples, and related terms of scold.

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   If you scold someone, you speak angrily to them because they have done something wrong. `You should be at school,' he scolded. American English : scold / ˈskoʊld /