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   Scold

   /skōld/

   

   verb

   • 1. remonstrate with or rebuke (someone) angrily: "Mom took Anna away, scolding her for her bad behavior"
   • ▪ (of a bird) call loudly and persistently: "the gulls wheeled and scolded above the lake"

   noun

   • 1. a person who nags or grumbles constantly (typically used of a woman): dated US "his mother was the village scold"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a noun): probably from Old Norse skáld ‘skald’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. scolder noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   What does scold mean?

   • Definition of scold verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary to speak angrily to somebody, especially a child, because they have done something wrong synonym rebuke scold somebody (for doing something) He scolded them for arriving late. scold somebody for something Rose scolded the child gently for her bad behaviour.

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   What does Stubb scold mean?

   • • When the cook returns Stubb scolds him for the way the meat is cooked. Origin scold (1200-1300) Probably from a Scandinavian language scold meaning, definition, what is scold: to angrily criticize someone, especially...: Learn more.

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   What are some examples of scolding?

   • • Our parents were strict and we were frequently scolded for our bad behaviour. • He hated everything that was happening at first, scolded her, as if it were her fault. • Don't scold him for doing badly at school, he's doing his best. • He scolds me for leaving the flat. • I scolded myself for repeatedly thinking of them.

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   SCOLD definition: to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. Learn more.

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   scold. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English scold /skəʊld $ skoʊld/ verb [ transitive] to angrily criticize someone, especially a child, about something they have done SYN tell off Do not scold the puppy, but simply and firmly say ‘no’. scold somebody for (doing) something Her father scolded her for upsetting her mother ...

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   Scold definition: to find fault with angrily; chide; reprimand. See examples of SCOLD used in a sentence.

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   Mar 22, 2024 · scold (third-person singular simple present scolds, present participle scolding, simple past and past participle scolded) ( transitive, intransitive) To rebuke angrily. I advise that you refrain from using that kind of language at home, lest your mother scold you. ( ornithology) Of birds, to make harsh vocalisations in aggression.

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   Scold definition, to find fault with angrily; chide; reprimand: The teacher scolded me for being late. See more.