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Detailed Synonyms for scold in English

scold:

to scold verb (scolds, scolded, scolding)

  1. to scold
    – censure severely or angrily 1
    to scold
    – censure severely or angrily 1
    • scold verb (scolds, scolded, scolding)
      • The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car1
    to bawl out; to swear at; to storm at
    • bawl out verb (bawls out, bawled out, bawling out)
    • swear at verb (swears at, swore at, swearing at)
    • storm at verb (storms at, stormed at, storming at)
    to tell off
    – reprimand 1
    • tell off verb (tells off, told off, telling off)
    to tick off
    – make angry 1
    • tick off verb (ticks off, ticked off, ticking off)
  2. to scold
    – censure severely or angrily 1
    to scold
    – censure severely or angrily 1
    • scold verb (scolds, scolded, scolding)
      • The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car1
    to chide
    • chide verb (chides, chided, chiding)
  3. to scold
    – censure severely or angrily 1
    to abuse
    – use foul or abusive language towards 1
    • abuse verb (abuses, abused, abusing)
      • The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket1
    to scold
    – censure severely or angrily 1
    • scold verb (scolds, scolded, scolding)
      • The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car1
    to revile; rail at
  4. to scold
    – censure severely or angrily 1
    to tell off
    – reprimand 1
    • tell off verb (tells off, told off, telling off)
    to scold
    – censure severely or angrily 1
    • scold verb (scolds, scolded, scolding)
      • The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car1
  5. to scold
    – censure severely or angrily 1
    lecture; to jaw; to rag; to scold; to rebuke; to reprimand; to chide; to trounce; reproof; dress down; to bawl out; call down; call on the carpet; berate; take to task
    – censure severely or angrily 1
  6. to scold
    – show one's unhappiness or critical attitude 1
    to scold; to grumble; grouch
    – show one's unhappiness or critical attitude 1
    • scold verb (scolds, scolded, scolding)
      • He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong1
    • grumble verb (grumbles, grumbled, grumbling)
      • We grumbled about the increased work load1
    • grouch verb

Conjugations for scold:

present
  1. scold
  2. scold
  3. scolds
  4. scold
  5. scold
  6. scold
simple past
  1. scolded
  2. scolded
  3. scolded
  4. scolded
  5. scolded
  6. scolded
present perfect
  1. have scolded
  2. have scolded
  3. has scolded
  4. have scolded
  5. have scolded
  6. have scolded
past continuous
  1. was scolding
  2. were scolding
  3. was scolding
  4. were scolding
  5. were scolding
  6. were scolding
future
  1. shall scold
  2. will scold
  3. will scold
  4. shall scold
  5. will scold
  6. will scold
continuous present
  1. am scolding
  2. are scolding
  3. is scolding
  4. are scolding
  5. are scolding
  6. are scolding
subjunctive
  1. be scolded
  2. be scolded
  3. be scolded
  4. be scolded
  5. be scolded
  6. be scolded
diverse
  1. scold!
  2. let's scold!
  3. scolded
  4. scolding
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

scold [the ~] nomen

  1. the scold
    – someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault 1
    the scold; the nag; the scolder; the common scold; the nagger
    – someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault 1

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Related Definitions for "scold":

  1. someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault1
  2. censure severely or angrily1
    • The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car1
  3. show one's unhappiness or critical attitude1
    • He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong1

Related Synonyms for scold