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Outscold :: Outscold (v. t.) To exceed in scolding.

Quarrel :: Quarrel (v. i.) To dispute angrily, or violently; to wrangle; to scold; to altercate; to contend; to fight..

Wig :: Wig (v. t.) To censure or rebuke; to hold up to reprobation; to scold.

Vituperative :: Vituperative (a.) Uttering or writing censure; containing, or characterized by, abuse; scolding; abusive..

Jaw :: Jaw (v. t.) To assail or abuse by scolding.

Rag :: Rag (v. t.) To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter.

Branks :: Branks (n.) A scolding bridle, an instrument formerly used for correcting scolding women. It was an iron frame surrounding the head and having a triangular piece entering the mouth of the scold..

Dressing :: Dressing (n.) Castigation; scolding; -- often with down.

Flite :: Flite (v. i.) To scold; to quarrel.

Chidester :: Chidester (n.) A female scold.

Frab :: Frab (v. i. & t.) To scold; to nag.

Scolded :: Scolded (imp. & p. p.) of Scol.

Shrew :: Shrew (a.) Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a brawler; a scold..

Scolder :: Scolder (n.) The old squaw.

Castigatory :: Castigatory (n.) An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; -- called also a ducking stool, or trebucket..

Berate :: Berate (v. t.) To rate or chide vehemently; to scold.

Scolding :: Scolding () a. & n. from Scold, v..

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..

Tongue :: Tongue (v. t.) To chide; to scold.

Rate :: Rate (v. t. & i.) To chide with vehemence; to scold; to censure violently.

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