Definition of scold in English:

scold

verb skəʊldskoʊld

[with object]

1Remonstrate with or rebuke (someone) angrily.
训斥；责骂
Mum took Anna away, scolding her for her bad behaviour
妈妈拉走了安娜，责备她不守规矩。
Example sentencesExamples
- My daughter will scold me if I swear in front of her though, so she's keeping me in line.
- I mentally scolded myself for being so foolish, for getting so carried away.
- With his hands on his hips, he looked like a mother scolding a child.
- My father scolded me and instead told Holly to just take her time deciding.
- I was surprised not to hear my mother's voice scolding the maid.
- He is scolding his daughter for not turning up to school.
- The cow, forgetting about me for the moment, turned, purple with fury, to scold the person in question.
- "I don't know why you've gone and told me all this, " the woman scolded angrily.
- My mother was usually present too, and I remember her soft voice always gently reprimanding me for being too rough, or quietly scolding my sister for complaining too much.
- "Friends, not cronies, " her mom scolded lightly.
- I remember two years ago when I was scolded by three teachers in school.
- I scold him just before he brings the lighter to the tip.
- Likewise, if one scolds a person too much, then he can't handle things well as expected.
- "Oh shush, " his mother scolded him before pointing at his food.
- "Leave her alone, Georgina, " my father had scolded my mother.
- During Geometry classes they talked non-stop and were scolded by the teacher from time to time about their excessive talking.
- I silently scolded Leah for being so careless and went to turn it off.
- His wife was shaking a customer's hand and laughing graciously, before gently scolding the children.
- Children are rarely scolded, though rowdiness is sometimes criticized.
- "Yeah, pretty boy, I got that, " she lightly scolded.
Synonyms
rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, admonish, remonstrate with, chastise, chide, upbraid, berate, take to task, pull up, castigate, lambaste, read someone the Riot Act, give someone a piece of one's mind, go on at, haul over the coals, criticize, censure
informal tell off, give someone a talking-to, give someone a telling-off, dress down, give someone a dressing-down, give someone an earful, give someone a roasting, give someone a rocket, give someone a rollicking, rap, rap over the knuckles, slap someone's wrist, let someone have it, send someone away with a flea in their ear, bawl out, give someone hell, come down on, blow up, pitch into, lay into, lace into, give someone a caning, put on the mat, slap down, blast, rag, keelhaul
British informal tick off, have a go at, carpet, monster, give someone a mouthful, tear someone off a strip, give someone what for, give someone some stick, wig, give someone a wigging, give someone a row, row
North American informal chew out, ream out, take to the woodshed
British vulgar slang bollock, give someone a bollocking
North American vulgar slang chew someone's ass, ream someone's ass
dated call down, rate, give someone a rating, trim
rare reprehend, objurgate
rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reproof, admonishment, admonition, reproval, remonstration, lecture, upbraiding, castigation, lambasting, criticism, censure
informal telling-off, rap, rap over the knuckles, dressing-down, earful, roasting, bawling-out, caning, blast, row
British informal ticking off, carpeting, rollicking, wigging
British vulgar slang bollocking
dated rating
1. 1.1no object (of a bird) call loudly and persistently.
  the gulls wheeled and scolded above the lake

noun skəʊldskoʊld

US archaic

A person, in particular a woman, who nags or grumbles constantly.
〈古〉唠叨的女人
his mother was the village scold
the fiscal scolds insist that reform will make everything even worse
Example sentencesExamples
- It may not be as bad as some lifestyle scolds make it out to be.
- These scolds may defy common sense, but they're still worthy of attention because they represent the consensus among the profession's elite.
- Yet people short on money often neglect the advice of the professional scolds and instead turn to the damnable moneylenders.
- Surely, they must be the most uncomfortable garment ever invented, this side of a scold's bridle.
- The Taming of the Shrew recalls a tradition of stories about scolds.
Synonyms
nag, nagger, shrew, fishwife, harpy, termagant, harridan
complainer, moaner, grumbler, fault-finder, carper
North American informal kvetch
Scottish &amp Northern Irish informal targe
rare Xanthippe

Derivatives

scolder

noun

I'm glad my brakes were up to the job because the world would be a drearier place without this scary perfectionist, scolder of spotty kitchen subalterns, relentless spawner of children and all-round media whore.

Origin

Middle English (as a noun): probably from Old Norse skáld 'skald'.

This is probably from Old Norse skáld ‘poet’; there may have been an intermediate sense ‘lampooner’. In early use in English the word often referred to a woman using ribald language; and the verb had gained the sense ‘chide’ by the early 18th century.

Rhymes

behold, bold, cold, enfold, fold, foretold, gold, hold, mould (US mold), old, outsold, self-controlled, sold, told, uncontrolled, undersold, unpolled, uphold, withhold, wold

Definition of scold in US English:

scold

verbskoʊldskōld

[with object]

1Remonstrate with or rebuke (someone) angrily.
训斥；责骂
Mom took Anna away, scolding her for her bad behavior
妈妈拉走了安娜，责备她不守规矩。
Example sentencesExamples
- During Geometry classes they talked non-stop and were scolded by the teacher from time to time about their excessive talking.
- I mentally scolded myself for being so foolish, for getting so carried away.
- His wife was shaking a customer's hand and laughing graciously, before gently scolding the children.
- "Oh shush, " his mother scolded him before pointing at his food.
- My daughter will scold me if I swear in front of her though, so she's keeping me in line.
- My mother was usually present too, and I remember her soft voice always gently reprimanding me for being too rough, or quietly scolding my sister for complaining too much.
- He is scolding his daughter for not turning up to school.
- I was surprised not to hear my mother's voice scolding the maid.
- "I don't know why you've gone and told me all this, " the woman scolded angrily.
- I remember two years ago when I was scolded by three teachers in school.
- Children are rarely scolded, though rowdiness is sometimes criticized.
- "Yeah, pretty boy, I got that, " she lightly scolded.
- I silently scolded Leah for being so careless and went to turn it off.
- "Leave her alone, Georgina, " my father had scolded my mother.
- My father scolded me and instead told Holly to just take her time deciding.
- Likewise, if one scolds a person too much, then he can't handle things well as expected.
- With his hands on his hips, he looked like a mother scolding a child.
- The cow, forgetting about me for the moment, turned, purple with fury, to scold the person in question.
- I scold him just before he brings the lighter to the tip.
- "Friends, not cronies, " her mom scolded lightly.
Synonyms
rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, admonish, remonstrate with, chastise, chide, upbraid, berate, take to task, pull up, castigate, lambaste, read someone the riot act, give someone a piece of one's mind, go on at, haul over the coals, criticize, censure
rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reproof, admonishment, admonition, reproval, remonstration, lecture, upbraiding, castigation, lambasting, criticism, censure
1. 1.1no object (of a bird) call loudly and persistently.
  the gulls wheeled and scolded above the lake

nounskoʊldskōld

US archaic

A person, in particular a woman, who nags or grumbles constantly.
〈古〉唠叨的女人
his mother was the village scold
the fiscal scolds insist that reform will make everything even worse
Example sentencesExamples
- Surely, they must be the most uncomfortable garment ever invented, this side of a scold's bridle.
- The Taming of the Shrew recalls a tradition of stories about scolds.
- These scolds may defy common sense, but they're still worthy of attention because they represent the consensus among the profession's elite.
- It may not be as bad as some lifestyle scolds make it out to be.
- Yet people short on money often neglect the advice of the professional scolds and instead turn to the damnable moneylenders.
Synonyms
nag, nagger, shrew, fishwife, harpy, termagant, harridan

Origin

Middle English (as a noun): probably from Old Norse skáld ‘skald’.

词汇	scold
释义	Definition of scold in English: scold verb skəʊldskoʊld [with object] 1Remonstrate with or rebuke (someone) angrily. 训斥；责骂 Mum took Anna away, scolding her for her bad behaviour 妈妈拉走了安娜，责备她不守规矩。 Example sentencesExamples My daughter will scold me if I swear in front of her though, so she's keeping me in line. I mentally scolded myself for being so foolish, for getting so carried away. With his hands on his hips, he looked like a mother scolding a child. My father scolded me and instead told Holly to just take her time deciding. I was surprised not to hear my mother's voice scolding the maid. He is scolding his daughter for not turning up to school. The cow, forgetting about me for the moment, turned, purple with fury, to scold the person in question. "I don't know why you've gone and told me all this, " the woman scolded angrily. My mother was usually present too, and I remember her soft voice always gently reprimanding me for being too rough, or quietly scolding my sister for complaining too much. "Friends, not cronies, " her mom scolded lightly. I remember two years ago when I was scolded by three teachers in school. I scold him just before he brings the lighter to the tip. Likewise, if one scolds a person too much, then he can't handle things well as expected. "Oh shush, " his mother scolded him before pointing at his food. "Leave her alone, Georgina, " my father had scolded my mother. During Geometry classes they talked non-stop and were scolded by the teacher from time to time about their excessive talking. I silently scolded Leah for being so careless and went to turn it off. His wife was shaking a customer's hand and laughing graciously, before gently scolding the children. Children are rarely scolded, though rowdiness is sometimes criticized. "Yeah, pretty boy, I got that, " she lightly scolded. Synonyms rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, admonish, remonstrate with, chastise, chide, upbraid, berate, take to task, pull up, castigate, lambaste, read someone the Riot Act, give someone a piece of one's mind, go on at, haul over the coals, criticize, censure informal tell off, give someone a talking-to, give someone a telling-off, dress down, give someone a dressing-down, give someone an earful, give someone a roasting, give someone a rocket, give someone a rollicking, rap, rap over the knuckles, slap someone's wrist, let someone have it, send someone away with a flea in their ear, bawl out, give someone hell, come down on, blow up, pitch into, lay into, lace into, give someone a caning, put on the mat, slap down, blast, rag, keelhaul British informal tick off, have a go at, carpet, monster, give someone a mouthful, tear someone off a strip, give someone what for, give someone some stick, wig, give someone a wigging, give someone a row, row North American informal chew out, ream out, take to the woodshed British vulgar slang bollock, give someone a bollocking North American vulgar slang chew someone's ass, ream someone's ass dated call down, rate, give someone a rating, trim rare reprehend, objurgate rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reproof, admonishment, admonition, reproval, remonstration, lecture, upbraiding, castigation, lambasting, criticism, censure informal telling-off, rap, rap over the knuckles, dressing-down, earful, roasting, bawling-out, caning, blast, row British informal ticking off, carpeting, rollicking, wigging British vulgar slang bollocking dated rating 1.1no object (of a bird) call loudly and persistently. the gulls wheeled and scolded above the lake noun skəʊldskoʊld US archaic A person, in particular a woman, who nags or grumbles constantly. 〈古〉唠叨的女人 his mother was the village scold the fiscal scolds insist that reform will make everything even worse Example sentencesExamples It may not be as bad as some lifestyle scolds make it out to be. These scolds may defy common sense, but they're still worthy of attention because they represent the consensus among the profession's elite. Yet people short on money often neglect the advice of the professional scolds and instead turn to the damnable moneylenders. Surely, they must be the most uncomfortable garment ever invented, this side of a scold's bridle. The Taming of the Shrew recalls a tradition of stories about scolds. Synonyms nag, nagger, shrew, fishwife, harpy, termagant, harridan complainer, moaner, grumbler, fault-finder, carper North American informal kvetch Scottish &amp Northern Irish informal targe rare Xanthippe Derivatives scolder noun I'm glad my brakes were up to the job because the world would be a drearier place without this scary perfectionist, scolder of spotty kitchen subalterns, relentless spawner of children and all-round media whore. Origin Middle English (as a noun): probably from Old Norse skáld 'skald'. This is probably from Old Norse skáld ‘poet’; there may have been an intermediate sense ‘lampooner’. In early use in English the word often referred to a woman using ribald language; and the verb had gained the sense ‘chide’ by the early 18th century. Rhymes behold, bold, cold, enfold, fold, foretold, gold, hold, mould (US mold), old, outsold, self-controlled, sold, told, uncontrolled, undersold, unpolled, uphold, withhold, wold Definition of scold in US English: scold verbskoʊldskōld [with object] 1Remonstrate with or rebuke (someone) angrily. 训斥；责骂 Mom took Anna away, scolding her for her bad behavior 妈妈拉走了安娜，责备她不守规矩。 Example sentencesExamples During Geometry classes they talked non-stop and were scolded by the teacher from time to time about their excessive talking. I mentally scolded myself for being so foolish, for getting so carried away. His wife was shaking a customer's hand and laughing graciously, before gently scolding the children. "Oh shush, " his mother scolded him before pointing at his food. My daughter will scold me if I swear in front of her though, so she's keeping me in line. My mother was usually present too, and I remember her soft voice always gently reprimanding me for being too rough, or quietly scolding my sister for complaining too much. He is scolding his daughter for not turning up to school. I was surprised not to hear my mother's voice scolding the maid. "I don't know why you've gone and told me all this, " the woman scolded angrily. I remember two years ago when I was scolded by three teachers in school. Children are rarely scolded, though rowdiness is sometimes criticized. "Yeah, pretty boy, I got that, " she lightly scolded. I silently scolded Leah for being so careless and went to turn it off. "Leave her alone, Georgina, " my father had scolded my mother. My father scolded me and instead told Holly to just take her time deciding. Likewise, if one scolds a person too much, then he can't handle things well as expected. With his hands on his hips, he looked like a mother scolding a child. The cow, forgetting about me for the moment, turned, purple with fury, to scold the person in question. I scold him just before he brings the lighter to the tip. "Friends, not cronies, " her mom scolded lightly. Synonyms rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, admonish, remonstrate with, chastise, chide, upbraid, berate, take to task, pull up, castigate, lambaste, read someone the riot act, give someone a piece of one's mind, go on at, haul over the coals, criticize, censure rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reproof, admonishment, admonition, reproval, remonstration, lecture, upbraiding, castigation, lambasting, criticism, censure 1.1no object (of a bird) call loudly and persistently. the gulls wheeled and scolded above the lake nounskoʊldskōld US archaic A person, in particular a woman, who nags or grumbles constantly. 〈古〉唠叨的女人 his mother was the village scold the fiscal scolds insist that reform will make everything even worse Example sentencesExamples Surely, they must be the most uncomfortable garment ever invented, this side of a scold's bridle. The Taming of the Shrew recalls a tradition of stories about scolds. These scolds may defy common sense, but they're still worthy of attention because they represent the consensus among the profession's elite. It may not be as bad as some lifestyle scolds make it out to be. Yet people short on money often neglect the advice of the professional scolds and instead turn to the damnable moneylenders. Synonyms nag, nagger, shrew, fishwife, harpy, termagant, harridan Origin Middle English (as a noun): probably from Old Norse skáld ‘skald’.
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