v. i. | 1. | To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl; to utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; to chide sharply or coarsely; - often with at; |
v. t. | 1. | To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke or reprove with severity. |
n. | 1. | One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a rude, clamorous woman; a shrew. |
2. | A scolding; a brawl. |
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Verb | 1. | scold - 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" Synonyms: call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, rebuke, reproof, reprimand, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag |
2. | scold - show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load" |
SCOLD. A woman who by her habit of scolding becomes a nuisance to the neighborhood, is called a common scold. Vide Common Scold.
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