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Synonyms for scold
skoʊld
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Princeton's WordNet
scold, scolder, nag, nagger, common scold(verb)
someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
Synonyms:
plug, nagger, scolder, hack, jade, common scold, nagcall on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast(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"
Synonyms:
manducate, get at, reproof, censure, chide, bait, rile, lash, dun, cod, razz, chit-chat, crucify, grouch, bedevil, reprimand, lambaste, devil, gossip, get to, tantalise, frustrate, annoy, criminate, chew out, yap away, beat, arouse, cane, trounce, tease, taunt, bring up, slash, berate, lecture, raise, conjure, nark, natter, grumble, rag, crush, confab, rattle on, torment, ride, chew up, irritate, tantalize, underdress, strap, chew, rally, claver, flog, remonstrate, chat, vanquish, yack, chitchat, whip, confabulate, call forth, jaw, talk, rebuke, invoke, nettle, vex, call down, evoke, lambast, yack away, bother, gravel, shoot the breeze, stir, take to task, chaffer, welt, lather, bawl out, point out, dress down, visit, call on the carpet, twit, masticate, chatter, beat out, have words, chew the fat, chafe, shell, conjure up, put forwardgrouch, grumble, 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"
Synonyms:
mutter, rumble, croak, trounce, berate, lecture, bawl out, reproof, dress down, grumble, have words, call down, take to task, growl, call on the carpet, murmur, rebuke, jaw, grouch, reprimand, rag, lambast, remonstrate, gnarl, lambaste, chew out, chew up, chide
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PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "scold":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#399 | visit | |
#816 | talk | |
#962 | chat | |
#2225 | abuse | |
#2851 | beat | |
#2968 | ride | |
#3137 | plug | |
#3551 | raise | |
#3616 | shell | |
#4108 | rail | |
#4316 | lecture | |
#5117 | devil | |
#5595 | strap | |
#5985 | cod | |
#6609 | rally | |
#8412 | hack | |
#9152 | gossip | |
#9715 | jade | |
#9936 | bother | |
#10284 | stir | |
#12398 | crush | |
#12583 | cane | |
#12767 | whip | |
#13072 | gravel | |
#13704 | bait | |
#13997 | slash | |
#14387 | jaw | |
#15810 | rag | |
#16053 | invoke | |
#17420 | tease | |
#17819 | chew | |
#18227 | rumble | |
#18842 | chatter | |
#19524 | dun | |
#20785 | annoy | |
#24129 | nag | |
#26241 | welt | |
#29210 | torment | |
#29725 | lash | |
#29834 | evoke | |
#34919 | grunt | |
#36679 | brawl | |
#41253 | murmur | |
#41315 | growl | |
#42143 | censure | |
#42240 | nettle | |
#43132 | arouse | |
#43704 | conjure | |
#44368 | reprimand | |
#45799 | mutter | |
#45992 | rebuke | |
#47688 | irritate | |
#49040 | frustrate | |
#50234 | razz | |
#53644 | taunt | |
#54523 | vex | |
#57408 | grumble | |
#57646 | vanquish | |
#58020 | lather | |
#62512 | twit | |
#62904 | flog | |
#73551 | scold | |
#73790 | croak | |
#80021 | crucify | |
#86505 | grouch | |
#90291 | chafe | |
#101001 | chitchat | |
#105484 | reproof | |
#116298 | berate | |
#122207 | natter | |
#122461 | confab | |
#126122 | chide | |
#127183 | rile | |
#128551 | reprove | |
#144808 | trounce | |
#148246 | tantalize | |
#154513 | yack | |
#189313 | claver | |
#216211 | bedevil | |
#231498 | nark | |
#235554 | remonstrate | |
#284627 | lambaste | |
#304391 | lambast | |
#307476 | criminate | |
#319135 | chaffer | |
#321242 | tantalise |
How to use scold in a sentence?
I told Paul Ryan I got ta have a relationship with this guy to help him get his mind right, because, I'm telling you, he didn't know anything about government... I wanted to scold him all the time.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan:
We are not Europe's scapegoat, we are definitely not a country that Europe can point its finger at and scold. Instead of criticizing us, Europe should find a solution to increasing racism and Islamophobia.
Even though not many, there are jobs in place as part of cooperation with Russia. We are talking about tens of thousands, potentially hundreds of thousands, of jobs, i am not saying this to scold or commend anyone. Absolutely not.
Kru Ice is very nice, but if you are late with homework he will scold you.
Democratic Socialist would eat pig feet out of a jar, coretta would often scold him for picking food out of the pots when she was cooking.
Translations for scold
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- renyirCatalan, Valencian
- μέγαιρα, στρίγγλαGreek
- regañarSpanish
- kääkkäFinnish
- mégère, chipie, furieFrench
- szidHungarian
- linguacciuta, brontolona, linguaccia, bisbetica, megeraItalian
- לִנְזוֹףHebrew
- viswijf, helleveeg, krengDutch
- megeraPortuguese
- женщина, мегераRussian
- argbiggaSwedish
- azarlamakTurkish
- la mắngVietnamese
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