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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Scold \Scold\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Scolded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scolding}.] [Akin to D. schelden, G. schelten, OHG. sceltan, Dan. skielde.] To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl; to utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; to chide sharply or coarsely; -- often with at; as, to scold at a servant.
Pardon me, lords, 't is the first time ever I was forced to scold. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Scolding \Scold"ing\, a. & n. from {Scold}, v.
{Scolding bridle}, an iron frame. See {Brank}, noun, 2.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
scolding
adjective: who is rebuking severely; "the scolding father"
noun: rebuking a person harshly [syn: {chiding}, {objurgation}, {tongue-lashing}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
55 Moby Thesaurus words for "scolding": admonishment, admonition, beef, beefing, bellyache, bellyaching, bitch, bitching, castigation, chastisement, chiding, complaining, complaint, correction, destructive criticism, dissent, faultfinding, grievance, gripe, griping, groan, groaning, grouse, grousing, grumbling, holler, howl, kick, kicking, lecture, lesson, murmuring, objurgation, peeve, peevishness, pet peeve, petulance, protest, querulousness, rating, rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproach, reprobation, reproof, reproval, sermon, sniping, spanking, squawk, squawking, upbraiding, whining, yapping
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