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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scold•ing (skōl′ding),USA pronunciation n. - the action of a person who scolds;
a rebuke;
reproof:I got a scolding for being late again.
- 1425–75; late Middle English; see scold, -ing1
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024scold /skoʊld/USA pronunciation v. - to find fault with (someone), esp. in an angry way: [~ + object]scolded her daughter for fighting at school.[no object]to scold for no good reason.
n. [countable] - one who constantly scolds.
scold•ing, n. [countable]Give her a good scolding.[uncountable]I don't know if scolding will do any good. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scold (skōld),USA pronunciation v.t. - to find fault with angrily;
chide;
reprimand:The teacher scolded me for being late.
v.i. - to find fault;
reprove. - to use abusive language.
n. - a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- See common scold.
- Old Norse skald poet (as author of insulting poems); see skald; (verb, verbal) Middle English scolden, derivative of the noun, nominal
- (noun, nominal) Middle English, variant of scald 1150–1200
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reprove; censure. See reproach.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged praise.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: scold /skəʊld/ vb - to find fault with or reprimand (a person) harshly; chide
- (intransitive) to use harsh or abusive language
n - a person, esp a woman, who constantly finds fault
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old Norse skaldˈscolder n ˈscolding n |