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Scold
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke or reprove with severity.