Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To reprimand or criticize harshly and usually angrily.
- intransitive verb To express harsh or angry disapproval to someone.
- noun One who persistently nags or criticizes.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To chide or find fault, especially with noisy clamor or railing; utter harsh rebuke, railing, or vituperation.
- To chide with railing or clamor; berate; rail at.
- noun One who scolds; a scolder; especially, a noisy, railing woman; a termagant.
- noun A scolding: as, she gave him a rousing scold.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke or reprove with severity.
- intransitive verb To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl; to utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; to chide sharply or coarsely; -- often with
at . - noun One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a rude, clamorous woman; a shrew.
- noun A scolding; a brawl.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete A person fond of abusive language, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.
- verb To
rebuke .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb censure severely or angrily
- noun someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
- verb show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Music stores are blasting love songs into the street, and no nationalist or Islamist scold is forcing them to stop.
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I could wish, indeed, that the word scold might be changed for some more gentle term, of equal signification; because I am convinced, that the very name is as offensive to female ears, as the effects of that incurable distemper are to the ears of the men; which, to be sure, is inexpressible.
The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 Historical and Political Tracts-Irish Jonathan Swift 1706
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He is so fixed on not seeming like a presidential flirt that he risks coming across as a bit of a righteous tease or a high-minded scold, which is exactly what his book is, a high-minded scolding.
Archive 2007-05-01 2007
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Keep pretending that a scold is the same as a reasoned argument, however, I can guarantee that you will help usher in the very era of protectionism that you seem so fearful of.
Lean Left » Blog Archive » The Weird “Advice” of Jacob Weisberg 2006
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If she be passionate, want of manners makes her a termagant and a scold, which is much at one with Lunatic.
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He is so fixed on not seeming like a presidential flirt that he risks coming across as a bit of a righteous tease or a high-minded scold, which is exactly what his book is, a high-minded scolding.
donkey o.d. 2009
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Lots of considerations that go into that --- but I'm just a voter/supporter and I certainly 'scold' him.
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Frankly I think JJJ owes an apology to Obama (as well as Cleaver, et al.) -- and if not a bit of a public 'scold' from Obama might be appropriate.
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When some unnamed "official involved in speech peparation" asserts that the President will not "scold" or "confront" "our supporters," that person exhibits a measure of paternal arrogance which in our present environment of bloggers and cable news will not go unnoticed by the progressives he is trying to finesse.
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She wrote that Kristen Brietweiser is a "scold", and "Miss Va-Va Voom of 1968".
qms commented on the word scold
I don't say that Bernie's too old
Nor call his proposals too bold,
But that finger awag
Is becoming a drag.
The man is a tedious scold.
February 15, 2016
bilby commented on the word scold
Has anyone patented the Bernie fingerwag yet?
February 15, 2016
qms commented on the word scold
I think the patent office is backed up with cranky grandmothers contesting the rights.
February 15, 2016