Definition of scold
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Examples of scold in a Sentence
He can be a bit of a scold sometimes.
Recent Examples of scold from the Web
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Horror? Pitiless tsk-tsking from snooty British scolds?
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Meanwhile, Cosby became an elder statesman in the black community and at times a scold who, in one famous speech, didn't shrink from telling young men to pull up their pants.
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But he can't be dismissed as just another hypocrite scold.
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Brown’s entertaining rhetoric itself made him sound, as usual, like a skinflint, a penny-pinching scold.
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Here, she's forced to play straight woman and scold to Schumer's raunchy free spirit, bumbling her way through life-or-death confrontations and her own budding cultural sensitivity.
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It should be noted that Carter has long been a Clinton scold and skeptic.
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Her backup dancers at the New York gay pride parade. Warren Beatty as condescending scold.
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In the Senate, Ms. Warren’s role has been more of an effective scold than a legislative heavyweight.
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Origin and Etymology of scold
Middle English scald, scold, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skāld poet, skald, Icelandic skālda to make scurrilous verse
scold
Definition of scold
intransitive verb
1 obsolete : to quarrel noisily
2 : to find fault noisily or angrily
transitive verb
: to censure severely or angrily : rebuke
scolder
nounExamples of scold in a Sentence
“You should never have done that,” she scolded.
he scolded the kids for not cleaning up the mess they had made in the kitchen
Recent Examples of scold from the Web
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A fetching redhead who scolds against lighting up with a saucy wave of her finger, Lee's causing turbulence on the Internet.
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Or California State Senator Kamala Harris, who was recently scolded and talked over twice for asking Attorney General Jeff Sessions tough questions during his Senate hearing—the same thing her white male colleagues did without consequence.
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Fitzgerald, the embattled mayor of the city of 12,400 just north of Cincinnati, said Weisgerber's failure to scold the commenter amounted to a tacit endorsement.
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More from the CJ: White House reporter from Louisville scolds Trump press secretary about 'fake news' Treufeldt's sentence from June 22 also includes 15 years of supervised release following his prison term and a $5,000 fine.
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In recent years, the comedian and actor became known for scolding fellow African-Americans for poor grammar, sloppy dress and not valuing education, critiques that drew fire from some as elitist.
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon scolded Wheeler, saying trying to deny a permit without imminent threat of violence amounted to unconstitutional government censorship.
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Cellphone footage of Gizzell’s abuse was played in court, showing Helen Ford scolding the little girl for breaking rules while Gizzell stood with a sock stuffed in her mouth.
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Thankfully, my parents did not beat her, and rarely scolded her.
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First Known Use of scold
14th century
Synonym Discussion of scold
SCOLD Defined for English Language Learners
scold
playDefinition of scold for English Language Learners
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: a person who often criticizes other people in an angry way : someone who scolds other people too often
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Definition of scold for English Language Learners
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: to speak in an angry or critical way to (someone who has done something wrong)
SCOLD Defined for Kids
Definition of scold for Students
scolded
;scolding
: to find fault with or criticize in an angry way Claudia … scolded him about the need to eat properly. — E. L. Konigsburg, Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
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