Scold - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|skəʊld|
Brit.
|skəʊld|
noun
verb
- censure severely or angrily (syn: bawl out, berate, call down, chide, dress down, jaw, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, trounce)
The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
- show one's unhappiness or critical attitude (syn: grouch, grumble)He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong
Extra examples
He can be a bit of a scold sometimes.
“You should never have done that,” she scolded.
...he scolded the kids for not cleaning up the mess they had made in the kitchen...
It's no use scolding the child for his behaviour.
The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: scold
he/she/it: scolds
present participle: scolding
past tense: scolded
past participle: scolded
I/you/we/they: scold
he/she/it: scolds
present participle: scolding
past tense: scolded
past participle: scolded
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