Scold
11scold — [v] find fault with abuse, admonish, asperse, berate, blame, castigate, cavil, censure, chasten, chide, criticize, denounce, disparage, dress down*, expostulate, give a talking to*, jump on*, keep aft*, lay down the law*, lecture, light into*,… …
12scold — ► VERB ▪ angrily remonstrate with or rebuke. ► NOUN archaic ▪ a woman who nags or grumbles constantly. ORIGIN probably from an Old Norse word meaning a person who writes and recites epic poems …
13scold — 1. verb Mom took Anna away, scolding her for her bad behavior Syn: rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, admonish, remonstrate with, chastise, chide, upbraid, berate, take to task, read someone the riot act, give someone a piece of one s mind,… …
14scold — I n. person who constantly complains a common scold II v. (D; intr.) to scold about, for (they scolded me for being late) * * * [skəʊld] for (they scolded me for being late) (D; intr.) to scold about [ person who constantly complains ] a common… …
15scold — I. noun Etymology: Middle English scald, scold, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skāld poet, skald, Icelandic skālda to make scurrilous verse Date: 12th century 1. a. one who scolds habitually or persistently b. a woman who… …
16scold — 01. The little boy began to cry after being [scolded] by his mother. 02. I didn t do my homework, so my teacher [scolded] me. 03. The teacher [scolded] the children for running in the halls. 04. The governor [scolded] the press for its criticism… …
17scold — [13] Scold was originally a noun, denoting an argumentative or nagging woman – the sort who had a ‘scold’s bridle’ fitted to keep her tongue quiet. It appears to have been borrowed from Old Norse skáld ‘poet’, the semantic link perhaps being the… …
18scold — [13] Scold was originally a noun, denoting an argumentative or nagging woman – the sort who had a ‘scold’s bridle’ fitted to keep her tongue quiet. It appears to have been borrowed from Old Norse skáld ‘poet’, the semantic link perhaps being the… …
19scold — scold1 [ skould ] verb transitive to criticize someone, especially a child, severely and usually angrily for something they have done wrong: He never raised his voice or scolded me unfairly. scold scold 2 [ skould ] noun count OLD FASHIONED a… …
20scold — [[t]sko͟ʊld[/t]] scolds, scolding, scolded VERB If you scold someone, you speak angrily to them because they have done something wrong. [FORMAL] [V n] If he finds out, he ll scold me... [V n for n] Later she scolded her daughter for having talked …
