The meaning of SCOLD is to censure usually severely or angrily : rebuke. How to use scold in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Scold.

SCOLD definition: to find fault with angrily; chide; reprimand. See examples of scold used in a sentence.

SCOLD meaning: 1. to speak to someone angrily because you disapprove of their behaviour: 2. to speak to someone…. Learn more.

Definition of scold verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you scold someone, you speak angrily to them because they have done something wrong. `You should be at school,' he scolded.

4 days ago · Verb scold (third-person singular simple present scolds, present participle scolding, simple past and past participle scolded) (ambitransitive) To rebuke angrily. I advise that you …

To express harsh or angry disapproval to someone. n. One who persistently nags or criticizes: "As a critic gets older, he or she usually grows more tetchy and ... may even become a big-league …

Scold definition: To reprimand or criticize harshly and usually angrily.

noun A scolding: as, she gave him a rousing scold. To chide or find fault, especially with noisy clamor or railing; utter harsh rebuke, railing, or vituperation.

scold /skoʊld/ 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.