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 
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  Sense  2 
  grouch,  grumble,  scold 
  =>  complain,  kick,  plain,  sound  off  quetch,  kvetch 
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  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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