scold Definition
scold (skōld)
noun
a person, esp. a woman, who habitually uses abusive language
Etymology: ME scolde < ON skald, poet (prob. of satirical verses)
transitive verb
to find fault with angrily; rebuke or chide severely
Etymology: ME scolden < the n.
intransitive verb
- to find fault angrily
- to use abusive language habitually
scold Related Forms
scold Synonyms
scold
v.
scold is the common term meaning to find fault with or to rebuke in angry, irritated, often nagging language a mother scolds a naughty child; upbraid implies bitter reproach or censure and usually connotes justification for this she upbraided me for my carelessness; berate suggests continuous, heated, even violent reproach, often connoting excessive abuse the old shrew continued berating them; revile implies the use of highly abusive and contemptuous language and often connotes deliberate defamation or slander he reviled his opponent unmercifully; vituperate suggests even greater violence in the attack vituperating each other with foul epithets
scold Usage Examples
Possessives
bridle: It is sometimes referred to as a ' scold's bridle ' .
Object
- fireplace: Babydan Fireplace Hearth Baby Gates £ 79.98 Keep babies and toddlers away from scolding hot fireplaces with this quality gate from Baby Dan.
- child: Do you think a parent doesn't scold a child?
- maggot: For general coarse fishing, try putting out a bed of scolded maggots mixed with maize flake and fishmeal groundbait.
- father: The first is a woman who had developed the habit of sulking in childhood when her father scolded her.
- people: Theoktista Mikhailovna often scolded people, and she might even throw at you whatever came into her hand.
- disciple: People even brought babies to him, for him to touch them; but the disciples scolded them.
Converse of object
chatter: Listen for the birds ' whistled " el e pai o " song or chattering scolds.
Modifying Another Word
- n't: You would n't scold a youth for being young, would you?
- not: He was right because I was not scolded at all by the smiling voice that greeted me on my arrival.
- then: We teach our children to be curious and independent but then we scold then for getting accidentally lost.
- sometimes: She was well liked by them, even tho she sometimes scolded them for not keeping their pavements clean and tidy!
- gently: But he gently scolded her asking if she did not realize that this would be where he was to be found.
- even: He even scolded them at times, but they seemed to like it.
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