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scold::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | common scold, nag, nagger, scolder |
| Type of | unpleasant person, disagreeable person |
| Has types | harridan |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, take to task, trounce |
| Type of | knock, criticize, pick apart, criticise |
| Has types | chastise, correct, tell off, brush down, castigate, chasten, objurgate |
| Derivation | scolder, scolding |
The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car.
Examples of scold
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The issue resurfaced when Majority Leader Gary Odom got up to scold Republicans.
From the tennessean.com
This, while the council spends time voting to scold Arizona on immigration laws.
From the thenewstribune.com
Lawyers and judges often scold the media for its representation of legal cases.
From the guardian.co.uk
When riled, she would scold loudly, wagging a well-manicured finger for emphasis.
From the latimes.com
Let's get you changed.'I didn't force him to clean up by himself, or scold him.
From the kansas.com
Mr. Mizrahi, who can be very funny as well as flamboyant, is mostly a scold here.
From the tv.nytimes.com
A person's work is their child and he was a strong scold and virtuous champion.
From the techcrunch.com
If America is unwilling to play global policeman, can it still be a global scold?
From the economist.com
But Obama's boldest moves in Washington have been to scold the Democratic base.
From the time.com
- Call on the carpet: 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"
- Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
- Grouch: show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load"
- (scolding) chiding: rebuking a person harshly
- In the common law of crime in England and Wales, a common scold was a species of public nuisanceu2014a troublesome and angry woman who broke the public peace by habitually arguing and quarrelling with her neighbours. The Latin name for the offender, communis rixatrix, appears in the feminine gender and makes it clear that only women could commit this crime.
- A person fond of abusive language, in particular a troublesome and angry woman; To rebuke
- (scolding) A succession of critical remarks, such as those directed by a parent towards a misbehaving child
- One who persistently nags or criticizes.
- (n.): A scold is a person who scolds; that is, someone who often finds fault with people or things (and usually lets you know about it under no uncertain terms)
