Definition of scold

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Scold (n.) One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a rude, clamorous woman; a shrew..

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Chide :: Chide (p. pr. & vb. n.) To rebuke; to reprove; to scold; to find fault with.
Berate :: Berate (v. t.) To rate or chide vehemently; to scold.
Shrew :: Shrew (a.) Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a brawler; a scold..
Scold :: Scold (v. i.) 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..
Jaw :: Jaw (v. i.) To scold; to clamor.
Scolder :: Scolder (n.) The old squaw.
Shrewd :: Shrewd (superl.) Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish..
Bounce :: Bounce (v. t.) To bully; to scold.
Fault-finder :: Fault-finder (n.) One who makes a practice of discovering others' faults and censuring them; a scold.
Scolding :: Scolding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scol.
Branks :: Branks (n.) A scolding bridle, an instrument formerly used for correcting scolding women. It was an iron frame surrounding the head and having a triangular piece entering the mouth of the scold..
Scolded :: Scolded (imp. & p. p.) of Scol.
Vituperate :: Vituperate (v. t.) To find fault with; to scold; to overwhelm with wordy abuse; to censure severely or abusively; to rate.
Chidester :: Chidester (n.) A female scold.
Fractious :: Fractious (a.) Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross; snappish; ugly; unruly; as, a fractious man; a fractious horse..
Scolder :: Scolder (n.) One who scolds.
Scolding :: Scolding () a. & n. from Scold, v..
Dressing :: Dressing (n.) Castigation; scolding; -- often with down.
Quarrel :: Quarrel (v. i.) To dispute angrily, or violently; to wrangle; to scold; to altercate; to contend; to fight..
Outscold :: Outscold (v. t.) To exceed in scolding.
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