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.
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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