scold

¹scold

noun \ˈskōld\

Definition of SCOLD

1

a : one who scolds habitually or persistently b : a woman who disturbs the public peace by noisy and quarrelsome or abusive behavior

2

: scolding

Examples of SCOLD

1. He can be a bit of a scold sometimes.

Origin of SCOLD

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

First Known Use: 12th century

Rhymes with SCOLD

bold, bowled, cold, fold, gold, hold, mold, old, polled, soled, souled, wold