Associations to the word «Scold»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
SCOLD, noun. (obsolete) A person fond of abusive language, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.
SCOLD, verb. To rebuke.
Dictionary definition
SCOLD, noun. Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
SCOLD, verb. Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup".
SCOLD, verb. Show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load".
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.