Scold

/skoʊld/

Synonyms for "scold" (258 found)

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Closest matches (52)

Noun(12 words)

nag ballock bawl bawling bawlsbelt tongueberate bitches bitchingblast resistant wallsbrowbeater castigator

abuse admonish amazon baste battle-ax bawlbawl outbeldam belittler berate bitch blame blister bracebring to bookcackle callcall to accountcaptious criticcarol

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carper carpet castigate cat caviler caw censor censure censurer

Verb(10 words)

admonished admonishingbawl outberate berated berates berating bitchedcall downcall on the carpet

Adjective(1 words)

blistering

Strong matches (77)

Verb(18 words)

chastens chastisedchew outchew upchid chidden chide chided chides criticize cusseddress downdrubbed flogged grouch grumble haranguedhave words

chastise chatter cheep chewchew outchide chirk chirp chirr chirrup chitter chuck clack cluckcock-a-doodle-doocommon scoldcondemn coo correct critic

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criticize criticizer croak cronk crow cuckoo denounce dressdress downdrum excoriate execrate faultfinder fishwife frondeur fury gabble gaggle gibe gobble grill grouch grouse grunt guggle harass harpy harridanhave words with

Noun(10 words)

chastising chide chidingcommon scoldcritic hammers harangue haranguing hectoring hectors

Related words (129)

honk hoo hoot hound jaw lace lash lecture light mind mob momus murmur mutter nag nitpicker objurgate ogress peep pettifogger

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pip pipe punish quack quibbler rag rail rant rateread the riot actream outrebuke reprehend reprimand reproach reprobate reprove revile roll rowset downset straightshe-devil she-wolf shrew sing smellfungus spank speak spitfire squawkstraighten outtake downtake to tasktask telltell offtermagant tigress tongue tongue-lash trill tweet twit twitter upbraid virago vituperate vixen warble whistle wig witch xanthippe

Noun(29 words)

insultlecture onlylecture only instructionlectureslecturing onlynagger pejorative rags rake rap ream rebuke rebukes rebuking reprimand reprimanding reprimands scolder shout slap

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slur tartertear intoupbraid upbraiding wagging wags woodshed yelling

Verb(26 words)

jaw lambast lambaste lambasted lapidate lecture lectured rag rapped reamed rebuke rebuked remonstrate reprehending reprimand reproaching reproved reprovingtake to tasktore

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trounce upbraided upbraids vituperated wagged yelled

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

16 entries

complain criticise criticizedisagreeable personinsult kick knock kvetch personpick apartplain quetch reprimandsound offunpleasant person

More specific

11 entries

berate browbeater chide harangue nag rail rebuke reproach shrew termagant upbraid

Collocations

11 entries

frequent scoldinggentle scoldingharsh scoldharsh scoldingloud scoldnagging scoldold scoldparental scoldingpublic scoldpublic scoldingsevere scolding

Inflections

3 entries

scolded scolding scolds

Derivations

3 entries

scolder scolding scoldness

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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In such cases, adults should not scold them instantly, but be patient with them, considering their mental growth.

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If I scold you, it is not that I am angry.

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If I scold you, it is that I want you to improve.

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Children like those who scold them with love.

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