scolding

Variant of scold

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

  1. to find fault angrily
  2. to use abusive language habitually

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