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IELTS BNC: 15769 COCA: 10246

scold

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 scold /ˈskoʊld/ verb
scolds; scolded; scolding
1 scold
/ˈskoʊld/
verb
scolds; scolded; scolding
Learner's definition of SCOLD
[+ object]
: to speak in an angry or critical way to (someone who has done something wrong)骂;责骂;训斥

— scolding

noun, plural scoldings
[count]usually singular通常用单数
[noncount]
2 scold /ˈskoʊld/ noun
plural scolds
2 scold
/ˈskoʊld/
noun
plural scolds
Learner's definition of SCOLD
[count]
: a person who often criticizes other people in an angry way : someone who scolds other people too often爱训斥人的人
IELTS BNC: 15769 COCA: 10246

scold

1 of 2

verb

scolded; scolding; scolds

transitive verb

: to censure usually severely or angrily : rebuke

intransitive verb

1
: to find fault noisily or angrily
2
obsolete : to quarrel noisily
scolder noun

scold

2 of 2

noun

1
a
: one who scolds habitually or persistently
b
dated, sometimes offensive : a woman who disturbs the public peace by noisy and quarrelsome or abusive behavior
2
Choose the Right Synonym for scold

scold, upbraid, berate, rail, revile, vituperate mean to reproach angrily and abusively.

scold implies rebuking in irritation or ill temper justly or unjustly.

angrily scolding the children

upbraid implies censuring on definite and usually justifiable grounds.

upbraided her assistants for poor research

berate suggests prolonged and often abusive scolding.

berated continually by an overbearing boss

rail (at or against) stresses an unrestrained berating.

railed loudly at their insolence

revile implies a scurrilous, abusive attack prompted by anger or hatred.

an alleged killer reviled in the press

vituperate suggests a violent reviling.

was vituperated for betraying his friends

Example Sentences

Verb “You should never have done that,” she scolded. he scolded the kids for not cleaning up the mess they had made in the kitchen Noun He can be a bit of a scold sometimes.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Then something unexpected: Vita did not scold me for being away. Paul Theroux, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 But Miss Manners is afraid that this information does not entitle you to scold your sister. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 30 July 2022 Though Blake sometimes has to scold Emmanuel, the two have a close bond, with TikToks showing the pair hugging and cuddling. Elliot Lewis, NBC News, 19 July 2022 But they are supposed to respect their guests' judgment and not scold them in advance. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 4 July 2022 To be clear, laying out the problems with the American proposal tradition is not intended to scold anyone who follows it; as Coontz said, proposals can be genuinely endearing. Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic, 6 July 2022 Republicans used the attacks to scold and chasten mainstream environmentalists. New York Times, 26 May 2022 Is Biden right to scold oil executives for the pain Americans are feeling at the pump? Harold Maass, The Week, 17 June 2022 Kurkov traces the development of his rustic hero with great subtlety and care, resisting the impulse to scold or editorialize. New York Times, 24 May 2022
Noun
Don’t be a scold, don’t be a moaner, don’t be a finger-wagging elitist, don’t be an eco-bore, don’t be a mentally ill homeless guy. James Parker, The Atlantic, 5 May 2022 His showdowns with the head of the local diocese, played as a puckish scold by Malcolm McDowell, are some of the best in the film. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2022 When Roger Goodell suspended Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley for at least one full season for betting on NFL games, the commissioner was very careful with the wording of his official scold. Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2022 Bozell, who plays a media scold on television, has written a book that despite its subtitle is neither dogmatic nor even thematic. Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 6 Jan. 2022 This is tricky to pull off, though, without turning into exactly the kind of scold that sitcoms have been mocking since time immemorial. Jeva Lange, The Week, 11 June 2021 Dude, Daniel is now married to chief scold Amanda LaRusso. Cydney Lee, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2021 Dude, Daniel is now married to chief scold Amanda LaRusso. Cydney Lee, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2021 Dude, Daniel is now married to chief scold Amanda LaRusso. Cydney Lee, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English scald, scold, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skāld poet, skald, Icelandic skālda to make scurrilous verse

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2

Noun

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of scold was in the 12th century
IELTS BNC: 15769 COCA: 10246
scold

verb

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