Bible Dictionaries
Scold

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. i.) 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.

(2):

(n.) One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a rude, clamorous woman; a shrew.

(3):

(v. t.) To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke or reprove with severity.

(4):

(n.) A scolding; a brawl.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Scold'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/scold.html. 1828.