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单词 scolded
释义

scold

1 of 2

verb

ˈskōld How to pronounce scold (audio)
scolded; scolding; scolds

transitive verb

: to censure usually severely or angrily : rebuke

intransitive verb

1
: to find fault noisily or angrily
2
obsolete : to quarrel noisily
scolder noun

scold

2 of 2

noun

1
a
: one who scolds habitually or persistently
b
dated, sometimes offensive : a woman who disturbs the public peace by noisy and quarrelsome or abusive behavior
2
: scolding

Synonyms

Verb

  • baste
  • bawl out
  • berate
  • call down
  • castigate
  • chastise
  • chew out
  • dress down
  • flay
  • hammer
  • jaw
  • keelhaul
  • lambaste
  • lambast
  • lecture
  • rag
  • rail (at or against)
  • rant (at)
  • rate
  • ream (out)
  • rebuke
  • reprimand
  • reproach
  • score
  • tongue-lash
  • upbraid
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Example Sentences

Verb “You should never have done that,” she scolded. he scolded the kids for not cleaning up the mess they had made in the kitchen Noun He can be a bit of a scold sometimes.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Then something unexpected: Vita did not scold me for being away. Paul Theroux, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 But Miss Manners is afraid that this information does not entitle you to scold your sister. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 30 July 2022 Though Blake sometimes has to scold Emmanuel, the two have a close bond, with TikToks showing the pair hugging and cuddling. Elliot Lewis, NBC News, 19 July 2022 But they are supposed to respect their guests' judgment and not scold them in advance. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 4 July 2022 To be clear, laying out the problems with the American proposal tradition is not intended to scold anyone who follows it; as Coontz said, proposals can be genuinely endearing. Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic, 6 July 2022 Republicans used the attacks to scold and chasten mainstream environmentalists. New York Times, 26 May 2022 Is Biden right to scold oil executives for the pain Americans are feeling at the pump? Harold Maass, The Week, 17 June 2022 Kurkov traces the development of his rustic hero with great subtlety and care, resisting the impulse to scold or editorialize. New York Times, 24 May 2022
Noun
Don’t be a scold, don’t be a moaner, don’t be a finger-wagging elitist, don’t be an eco-bore, don’t be a mentally ill homeless guy. James Parker, The Atlantic, 5 May 2022 His showdowns with the head of the local diocese, played as a puckish scold by Malcolm McDowell, are some of the best in the film. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2022 When Roger Goodell suspended Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley for at least one full season for betting on NFL games, the commissioner was very careful with the wording of his official scold. Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2022 Bozell, who plays a media scold on television, has written a book that despite its subtitle is neither dogmatic nor even thematic. Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 6 Jan. 2022 This is tricky to pull off, though, without turning into exactly the kind of scold that sitcoms have been mocking since time immemorial. Jeva Lange, The Week, 11 June 2021 Dude, Daniel is now married to chief scold Amanda LaRusso. Cydney Lee, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2021 Dude, Daniel is now married to chief scold Amanda LaRusso. Cydney Lee, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2021 Dude, Daniel is now married to chief scold Amanda LaRusso. Cydney Lee, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English scald, scold, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skāld poet, skald, Icelandic skālda to make scurrilous verse

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2

Noun

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

scold 1 of 2

verb

ˈskōld How to pronounce scold (audio)
scolded; scolding
: to find fault with or criticize in an angry way
Claudia … scolded him about the need to eat properly. E. L. Konigsburg, From The Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

scold

2 of 2

noun

: a person who frequently criticizes and blames

scolded

verb

past tense of scold
as in reprimanded
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings he scolded the kids for not cleaning up the mess they had made in the kitchen

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • reprimanded
  • lectured
  • criticized
  • admonished
  • blamed
  • berated
  • chastised
  • upbraided
  • attacked
  • rebuked
  • mocked
  • faulted
  • ragged
  • castigated
  • lambasted
  • reproached
  • chewed out
  • flayed
  • bawled out
  • laid into
  • called down
  • slammed
  • jawed
  • hammered
  • keelhauled
  • dressed down
  • condemned
  • rated
  • scored
  • basted
  • chided
  • lashed
  • blasted
  • tongue-lashed
  • denounced
  • reproved
  • excoriated
  • reviled
  • censured
  • ridiculed
  • harangued
  • knocked
  • disparaged
  • assailed
  • reamed (out)
  • chid
  • abused
  • belittled
  • railed (at or against)
  • scoffed
  • took to task
  • read the riot act (to)
  • crucified
  • panned
  • ranted (at)
  • reprehended
  • scourged
  • vituperated
  • bad-mouthed
  • scorned
  • dissed
  • remonstrated (with)
  • put down
  • laced (into)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • approved
  • endorsed
  • sanctioned
  • praised
  • indorsed
  • lauded
  • extolled
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