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ALL meanings of scold

scold
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  • transitive verb scold rebuke, usu. a child 1
  • noun scold person who finds fault 1
  • intransitive verb scold use harsh words 1
  • verb with object scold to find fault with angrily; chide; reprimand: The teacher scolded me for being late. 1
  • verb without object scold to find fault; reprove. 1
  • verb without object scold to use abusive language. 1
  • noun scold a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech. 1
  • noun scold common scold. 1
  • verb scold If you scold someone, you speak angrily to them because they have done something wrong. 0
  • verb scold to find fault with or reprimand (a person) harshly; chide 0
  • verb scold to use harsh or abusive language 0
  • noun scold a person, esp a woman, who constantly finds fault 0
  • noun scold a person, esp. a woman, who habitually uses abusive language 0
  • verb transitive scold to find fault with angrily; rebuke or chide severely 0
  • intransitive verb scold to find fault angrily 0
  • intransitive verb scold to use abusive language habitually 0
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