Scold

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scold \Scold\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scolded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Scolding}.] [Akin to D. schelden, G. schelten, OHG. sceltan,
     Dan. skielde.]
     To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl; to utter
     harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; to chide sharply or coarsely;
     -- often with at; as, to scold at a servant.


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           Pardon me, lords, 't is the first time ever
           I was forced to scold.                   --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scold \Scold\, v. t.
     To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke
     or reprove with severity.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scold \Scold\, n.
     1. One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a
        rude, clamorous woman; a shrew.
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              She is an irksome, brawling scold.    --Shak.
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     2. A scolding; a brawl.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scold
       n : someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly
           finding fault [syn: {scolder}, {nag}, {nagger}, {common
           scold}]
       v 1: 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" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rebuke},
             {rag}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw},
             {dress down}, {call down}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out},
             {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste},
             {lambast}]
       2: show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded
          about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled
          about the increased work load" [syn: {grouch}, {grumble}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  139 Moby Thesaurus words for "scold":
     Xanthippe, admonish, amazon, baste, battle-ax, bawl out, beldam,
     belittler, berate, bitch, blame, blister, brace, bring to book,
     cackle, call, call to account, captious critic, carol, carper,
     carpet, castigate, cat, caviler, caw, censor, censure, censurer,
     chastise, chatter, cheep, chew, chew out, chide, chirk, chirp,
     chirr, chirrup, chitter, chuck, clack, cluck, cock-a-doodle-doo,
     common scold, coo, correct, critic, criticize, criticizer, croak,
     cronk, crow, cuckoo, denounce, dress down, drum, excoriate,
     execrate, faultfinder, fishwife, frondeur, fury, gabble, gaggle,
     gobble, grill, grouch, grouse, grunt, guggle, harass, harpy,
     harridan, have words with, honk, hoo, hoot, hound, jaw, lash,
     lecture, mob, momus, murmur, mutter, nag, nitpicker, objurgate,
     ogress, peep, pettifogger, pip, pipe, quack, quibbler, rag, rail,
     rant, rate, ream out, rebuke, reprehend, reprimand, reproach,
     reprobate, reprove, revile, roll, row, set down, set straight,
     she-devil, she-wolf, shrew, sing, smellfungus, spank, spitfire,
     squawk, straighten out, take down, take to task, tell off,
     termagant, tigress, tongue, tongue-lash, trill, tweet, twit,
     twitter, upbraid, virago, vituperate, vixen, warble, whistle, wig,
     witch