- 1. v. i. To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl; to utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; to chide sharply or coarsely; -- often with at; as, to scold at a servant. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke or reprove with severity. Source: opted
- 3. n. One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a rude, clamorous woman; a shrew. Source: opted
- 4. n. A scolding; a brawl. Source: opted
- 5. n. someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault Source: wordnet
- 6. v. censure severely or angrily Source: wordnet
- 7. v. show one's unhappiness or critical attitude Source: wordnet
- 8. To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl; to utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; to chide sharply or coarsely; -- often with at; as, to scold at a servant. Pardon me, lords, 't is the first time ever I was forced to scold. Shak. To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke or reprove with severity. 1. One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a rude, clamorous woman; a shrew. She is an irksome, brawling scold. Shak. 2. A scolding; a brawl. Source: webster
- 9. To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl; to utterharsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; to chide sharply or coarsely; --often with at; as, to scold at a servant.Pardon me, lords, 't is the first time ever I was forced to scold.Shak. Source: adambom
- 10. n:3/v:97 n. someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault Source: ecdict
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