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scold |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb scold 1 of 2 senses of scold Sense 1 rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down scold, chide, berate, bawl out remonstrate, chew out chew up have words lambaste, lambast => chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct => tell off brush down Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb scold 1 of 2 senses of scold Sense 1 rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down scold, chide, berate, bawl out remonstrate, chew out chew up have words lambaste, lambast => chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct => flame => tell off brush down Entailment of verb scold Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb scold 2 senses of scold Sense 1 rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down scold, chide, berate, bawl out remonstrate, chew out chew up have words lambaste, lambast => criticize, criticise, pick apart Sense 2 grouch, grumble, scold => complain, kick, plain, sound off quetch, kvetch Familiarity of verb scold scold used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb scold Sense 1 rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down scold, chide, berate, bawl out remonstrate, chew out chew up have words lambaste, lambast => criticize, criticise, pick apart -------------- Sense 2 grouch, grumble, scold => complain, kick, plain, sound off quetch, kvetch -------------- Grep of noun scold common scold scold scolder scolding Overview of noun scold The noun scold has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. scold, scolder, nag, nagger, common scold -- (someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault) Overview of verb scold The verb scold has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down scold, chide, berate, bawl out remonstrate, chew out chew up have words lambaste, lambast -- (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"; check" is archaic) 2. (1) grouch, grumble, scold -- (show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load") Grep of adj scold scolding Overview of noun scold The noun scold has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. scold, scolder, nag, nagger, common scold -- (someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault) Overview of verb scold The verb scold has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down scold, chide, berate, bawl out remonstrate, chew out chew up have words lambaste, lambast -- (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"; check" is archaic) 2. (1) grouch, grumble, scold -- (show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load")
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