scold in English

noun

1

a woman who nags or grumbles constantly.

These scolds may defy common sense, but they're still worthy of attention because they represent the consensus among the profession's elite.

synonyms: nag, shrew, fishwife, harpy, termagant, harridan, complainer, moaner, grumbler, kvetch

verb

1

remonstrate with or rebuke (someone) angrily.

Mom took Anna away, scolding her for her bad behavior

synonyms: rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, admonish, remonstrate with, chastise, chide, upbraid, berate, take to task, read someone the riot act, give someone a piece of one's mind, rake/haul someone over the coals, vituperate, revile, tell off, dress down, give someone an earful, rap over the knuckles, let someone have it, bawl out, give someone hell, give someone what for, chew out, ream (out), light into, castigate

noun

nag, shrew, fishwife, harpy, termagant, harridan, complainer, moaner, grumbler, kvetch
nagger, nag, scolder

verb

rebuke, lambaste, grouch
rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, admonish, remonstrate with, chastise, chide, upbraid, berate, take to task, read someone the riot act, give someone a piece of one's mind, rake/haul someone over the coals, vituperate, revile, tell off, dress down, give someone an earful, rap over the knuckles, let someone have it, bawl out, give someone hell, give someone what for, chew out, ream (out), light into, castigate
lambaste, call down, lambast, jaw, bawl out, chide, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, chew up, take to task, have words, berate, chew out, dress down, trounce, lecture, reprimand, reproof
grouch, grumble

Use "scold" in a sentence

1. Sister Teresa would scold us.

2. Do we scold such an attempt?

3. What did this foreigner scold on about?

4. To scold; rebuke: He Berated them in public.

5. Phrasal verb Carp at To scold or find

6. Don't scold him; it is not his fault.

7. To scold; rebuke: He Berated them in public.

8. Do not use study periods to scold children.

9. You shouldn't scold him on the slightest pretence.

10. Don't scold her, she's nothing but a child.

11. Something that's Admonitory is meant to correct or scold

12. Better not to use study period to scold children.

13. 11 Don't scold the boy; he'll come round in time.

14. We dozen imperialistic of signal, very at quiet scold Hold!

15. Berate: To rebuke or scold angrily and at length

16. Chide: To scold mildly so as to correct or improve; reprimand

17. He's too angry to hold on to himself not to scold.

18. Mother used to scold the boy without a moment's thought.

19. Berate Meaning: "to scold vehemently," 1540s, from be- "thoroughly" + Middle English rate "to scold" (late 14c.), from… See definitions of Berate.

20. "She is likely to scold and 'Bullyrag' to her heart's content

21. 14 He's too angry to hold on to himself not to scold.

22. Don't scold him for doing badly at school, he's doing his best.

23. Ever since its presentation, the Little Women's Prose receives much scold and castigation.

24. Some common synonyms of Berate are rail, revile, scold, upbraid, and vituperate

25. He did his best to hold himself in, not to scold her.

26. 6 Ever since its presentation, the Little Women's Prose receives much scold and castigation.

27. 54 synonyms for Chastise: scold, blame, correct, discipline, lecture, carpet, nag, censure, rebuke

28. Our parents teach us that: praise with the good, scold with the bad.

29. What does Chide mean? To scold mildly so as to correct or improve; reprimand

30. Synonyms for Admonish include reprimand, chide, rebuke, censure, reprove, berate, scold, upbraid, reproach and castigate

31. 68 synonyms for Chide: scold, blame, lecture, carpet, flame, put down, criticize, slate, censure, rebuke

32. Synonyms for Berate include admonish, castigate, rebuke, scold, harangue, reprimand, reproach, slate, upbraid and blast

33. 54 synonyms for Berate: scold, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, blast, carpet, put down, criticize, slate

34. Grandmother would always come out and scold us, worried that we would fall off.

35. The meatball son scold a way:Idiot, the somebody else took off clothes you incognizant .

36. I couldn't bear that Mother should scold me in the face of my friends.

37. She writes me often, if only to scold me because I haven't written to her.

38. Synonyms for Castigate include lambaste, berate, censure, criticise, criticize, chastise, rebuke, reprimand, admonish and scold

39. To scold mildly so as to correct or improve; reprimand: Chided the boy for his

40. The definition of Criticise is another spelling of criticize, which means to find fault or scold

41. Chide definition, to express disapproval of; scold; reproach: The principal Chided the children for their thoughtless pranks

42. Bullyrag, to abuse or scold vehemently; to swindle one out of money by intimidation and sheer abuse

43. Castigation we cast gold to get its finest level same way we SCOLD or PUNISH to make them proper

44. The adverts scold us and cajole us and wheedle us and fawn us to keep up with the Joneses.

45. To cry or wail; a loud shout, outcry; scold: Your mom will Bawl you out for being late

46. If he were to speak, I know it would be to scold me for crying like I am.

47. As the consummate political scold, he delighted in skewering all office holders, finding them full of posture and pretension.

48. Some Branks had a bell built in which drew attention to the scold as she walked through the streets

49. Bullyrag Meaning: "to bully, badger, scold," 1790, ballarag, of uncertain origin; early spellings suggest it is not… See definitions of Bullyrag.

50. Just because they have scold their faces and scarred their bodies, does not mean they are braver or stronger than we are.