Category:Scold

Scold, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scolded; p. pr. & vb. n. Scolding.] Etym: [akin to d. schelden, g. schelten, ohg. sceltan, dan. skielde.]

Defn: 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. Pardon me, lords, 't is the first time ever i was forced to scold. Shak.

Scold Scold, v. t.

Defn: to chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke or Reprove with severity.

Scold Scold, n.

1. One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a rude, Clamorous woman; a shrew. She is an irksome, brawling scold. Shak.

2. A scolding; a brawl.