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.
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Verb
The National Transportation Safety Board scolded the company for briefing reporters about its safety improvements.—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024 Federal officials scolded Boeing on Thursday in an unusual public display of frustration after the aerospace company this week shared details of its investigation into a midair door panel blowout aboard an Alaska Airlines 737 Max jet.—Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
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 See all Example Sentences for scold
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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
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