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- Dictionaryscold/skəʊld/
verb
- 1. remonstrate with or rebuke (someone) angrily: "Mum took Anna away, scolding her for her bad behaviour"
noun
- 1. a person who nags or grumbles constantly (typically used of a woman): dated US "his mother was the village scold"
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SCOLD definition: 1. to speak to someone angrily because you disapprove of their behaviour: 2. to speak to someone…. Learn more.
The meaning of SCOLD is to censure usually severely or angrily : rebuke. How to use scold in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Scold.
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.
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.
SCOLD meaning: 1. to speak to someone angrily because you disapprove of their behaviour: 2. to speak to someone…. Learn more.
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 /
Define scold. scold synonyms, scold pronunciation, scold translation, English dictionary definition of scold. v. scold·ed , scold·ing , scolds v. tr. To reprimand or criticize harshly and usually angrily. v. intr. To express harsh or angry disapproval to someone.
Definition of scold verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Scold definition: to find fault with angrily; chide; reprimand. See examples of SCOLD used in a sentence.
To express harsh or angry disapproval to someone. American Heritage. To use abusive language habitually. Webster's New World. To rebuke. Wiktionary. Synonyms: grumble. grouch. lambast. have-words. chew-up. remonstrate. jaw. reproof. trounce. take-to-task. call-on-the-carpet.
