scold

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: cold, acold, scald, sculd, sold, scole, scola, szold, skold, scol, scld

Antonyms: cold, acold, scald, sculd, sold, scole, scola, szold, skold, scol, scld

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Noun

1. A person who habitually scolds, in particular a [[troublesome]] and [[angry]] [[woman]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[rebuke]] angrily.
2. {{lb|en|ornithology}} Of birds, to make harsh [[vocalisations]] in aggression.
3. Of birds, to make vocalisations that resemble human scolding.
4. {{misconstruction of|en|scald}}.

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