Scold \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.
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Pardon me, lords, 't is the first time ever
I was forced to scold. --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Scold \Scold\, v. t.
To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke
or reprove with severity.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Scold \Scold\, n.
1. One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a
rude, clamorous woman; a shrew.
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She is an irksome, brawling scold. --Shak.
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2. A scolding; a brawl.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
scold
n : someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly
finding fault [syn: scolder, nag, nagger, common
scold]
v 1: 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" [syn: call on the carpet, rebuke,
rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw,
dress down, call down, chide, berate, bawl out,
remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste,
lambast]
2: show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded
about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled
about the increased work load" [syn: grouch, grumble]
WordNet (r) 2.0
139 Moby Thesaurus words for "scold":
Xanthippe, admonish, amazon, baste, battle-ax, bawl out, beldam,
belittler, berate, bitch, blame, blister, brace, bring to book,
cackle, call, call to account, captious critic, carol, carper,
carpet, castigate, cat, caviler, caw, censor, censure, censurer,
chastise, chatter, cheep, chew, chew out, chide, chirk, chirp,
chirr, chirrup, chitter, chuck, clack, cluck, cock-a-doodle-doo,
common scold, coo, correct, critic, criticize, criticizer, croak,
cronk, crow, cuckoo, denounce, dress down, drum, excoriate,
execrate, faultfinder, fishwife, frondeur, fury, gabble, gaggle,
gobble, grill, grouch, grouse, grunt, guggle, harass, harpy,
harridan, have words with, honk, hoo, hoot, hound, jaw, lash,
lecture, mob, momus, murmur, mutter, nag, nitpicker, objurgate,
ogress, peep, pettifogger, pip, pipe, quack, quibbler, rag, rail,
rant, rate, ream out, rebuke, reprehend, reprimand, reproach,
reprobate, reprove, revile, roll, row, set down, set straight,
she-devil, she-wolf, shrew, sing, smellfungus, spank, spitfire,
squawk, straighten out, take down, take to task, tell off,
termagant, tigress, tongue, tongue-lash, trill, tweet, twit,
twitter, upbraid, virago, vituperate, vixen, warble, whistle, wig,
witch
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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