Definition of scold

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Scold (v. t.) To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke or reprove with severity..

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Callet :: Callet (v. i.) To rail or scold.
Chide :: Chide (p. pr. & vb. n.) To rebuke; to reprove; to scold; to find fault with.
Shrew :: Shrew (a.) Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a brawler; a scold..
Callet :: Callet (n.) A trull or prostitute; a scold or gossip.
Scold :: Scold (n.) One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a rude, clamorous woman; a shrew..
Rate :: Rate (v. t. & i.) To chide with vehemence; to scold; to censure violently.
Cucking Stool :: Cucking stool () A kind of chair formerly used for punishing scolds, and also dishonest tradesmen, by fastening them in it, usually in front of their doors, to be pelted and hooted at by the mob, but sometimes to be taken to the water and ducked; -- called also a castigatory, a tumbrel, and a trebuchet; and often, but not so correctly, a ducking stool..
Vituperative :: Vituperative (a.) Uttering or writing censure; containing, or characterized by, abuse; scolding; abusive..
Termagant :: Termagant (a.) Tumultuous; turbulent; boisterous; furious; quarrelsome; scolding.
Tongue :: Tongue (v. t.) To chide; to scold.
Nag :: Nag (v. t. & i.) To tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to fret pertinaciously.
Shrewish :: Shrewish (a.) having the qualities of a shrew; having a scolding disposition; froward; peevish.
Frab :: Frab (v. i. & t.) To scold; to nag.
Rag :: Rag (v. t.) To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter.
Flite :: Flite (v. i.) To scold; to quarrel.
Shrewd :: Shrewd (superl.) Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish..
Berate :: Berate (v. t.) To rate or chide vehemently; to scold.
Scold :: Scold (v. t.) To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke or reprove with severity..
Fractious :: Fractious (a.) Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross; snappish; ugly; unruly; as, a fractious man; a fractious horse..
Rattle :: Rattle (v. t.) To scold; to rail at.
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