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scolder Definition


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scold
verb scolded, scolding
    1. To reprimand or rebuke.
      Thesaurus: admonish, reprove, reprimand, chide, berate, chasten, castigate, rebuke, upbraid, dress down, disparage, chew out (US slang); Antonym: praise, commend.
    intr
    2. To use strong or offensive language.
noun
    1. old use
      A nagging or quarrelsome person, especially a woman.
Derivative: scolder
noun
    Derivative: scolding
    noun
      A telling-off.
    Etymology: 13c: from Norse skald.



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