to scold
55
2.2
- verb
- /skoʊld/
:
regañar
- She scolded her son for playing video games instead of studying for his exam.
- a mother scolds
- scolded by the judge
Or like when your kids, what were you scolded for?
- Or like when your kids, what were you scolded for?
- Or like when you were kids, what were you scolded for?
- I said to get rich and he scolded me.
- Then Sullivan scolded Flynn about his illegal lobbying for Turkey.
- I had someone who works in advertising scold me and say, you got to accept those cookies.
- So a common impulse when you see someone do something bad is to scold them, to call them out.
- And then finally, fact or fiction, your mom scolded Shane McMahon when he punched you in the face and drew blood.
- They may be frequently scolded, hearing lots of stop that, sit down, oh why are you such a handful.
- You know, I mean, not to scold you, but to let you know that dude, you probably have countless deficiencies.
- But we're really scolded by society to keep the stuff under wraps because it's not part of the cultural conversation.
- A schoolmaster who scolds a boy about his slate and pencil but doesn't hear his blunders in grammar and diction.
Examples
-
After breaking his sister's toy, he expected her to scold him for being careless.
-
Suddenly, he would reach home, and his mother would scold him for bringing shame to the family.
Academic text (1996) -
So a common impulse when you see someone do something bad is to scold them, to call them out.
-
Did you scold her for her insubordination yet?
-
"It's not funny, Bear," she scolded, arms folded over a fat stomach.
Fiction book (1991) -
"I told you to remain back there with the light," Drizzt scolded him, stepping out of the shadow.
Fiction book (1992) -
Then Sullivan scolded Flynn about his illegal lobbying for Turkey.
-
The teacher had to scold the students for not completing their homework on time.
Synonyms
89
4.6
To give someone a long serious talk that warns or scolds them about what they did
44
8.1
To tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
37
8.1
To scold someone very strongly for something they did
36
7.2
Scold someone angrily and severely
33
7.6
To scold someone strongly for doing something wrong
33
6.1
To tell someone they did something wrong, usually by a person in charge
26
6.9
To tell someone firmly that you do not approve of their actions
22
7.0
Tell someone you are unhappy with what they did
18
6.3
To scold someone strongly for a mistake
15
7.3
To severely criticize someone or something
13
4.2
To speak angrily to someone for doing something wrong
13
7.0
Scold someone angrily in front of others
12
8.2
To criticize someone very strongly and angrily
11
8.1
To angrily tell someone off
7
8.9
To speak angrily to someone for a long time
5
8.3
Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
4
7.9
Scold someone very strongly for a mistake
3
7.9
To tell someone strongly that they have done something wrong, often in front of others
3
8.8
To scold someone strongly for something they did wrong
3
6.3
To angrily tell someone they did something wrong
2
9.9
To scold someone angrily
2
7.1
To scold someone angrily and severely
1
8.1
To scold or punish someone angrily for something they did wrong
1
8.0
To criticize someone or something very strongly in public
1
8.7
Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
1
8.1
To criticize someone or something very harshly
1
7.9
To scold someone strongly and warn them of punishment
1
6.8
Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
1
8.6
To scold someone very strongly for a mistake
To scold someone angrily for something they did
Shout loudly at someone because they did something wrong
To tell someone they behaved badly in a serious way
To scold someone strongly for doing something wrong
To criticize someone angrily using harsh words
To punish or scold someone strongly for making a mistake
Antonyms
Compounds
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scold comes from an old word that meant 'to rebuke' or 'to shout at', so to scold someone is to speak angrily or severely to them about something they did wrong.