Uk English Meaning of scold
scold
Other Uk English words related to scold
- admonish
- tell off
- blame
- chastise
- criticise
- lecture
- Reprimand
- Baste
- give someone a dressing down
- Call down
- castigate
- chew out
- chide
- condemn
- Dress down
- fault
- flay
- hammer
- jaw
- keelhaul
- lambaste
- lambast
- to criticize severely
- mock
- rag
- rate
- Rebuke
- reproach
- scold
- rail (at or against)
- rant (at)
- read the riot act (to)
- (to give someone a tongue-lashing)
- Abuse
- belittle
- blast
- censure
- crucify
- denounce
- dis
- disparage
- diss
- excoriate
- harangue
- knock
- Lash
- pan
- Reprimand
- Reprove
- revile
- ridicule
- scoff
- score
- scorn
- scourge
- slam
- Take to task
- vilify
- bad-mouth
- Lace (into)
- remonstrate (with)
- tell off
Nearest Words of scold
Definitions and Meaning of scold in English
scold (n)
someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
scold (v)
censure severely or angrily
show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
scold (v. i.)
To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl; to utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; to chide sharply or coarsely; -- often with at; as, to scold at a servant.
scold (v. t.)
To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke or reprove with severity.
scold (n.)
One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a rude, clamorous woman; a shrew.
A scolding; a brawl.
FAQs About the word scold
scold
someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault, censure severely or angrily, show one's unhappiness or critical attitudeTo find faul
admonish,tell off,blame,chastise,criticise,lecture,Reprimand,Baste,give someone a dressing down,Call down
approve,Endorse,endorse,sanction,extol,Praise,Praise,extol
scolay => scolay, scoke => finicky, scoinson arch => Scoinson arch, scofflaw => Scofflaw, scoffingly => scornfully,
