1. глагол 1) а) бранить, ругать Например: It's no use scolding the child for his behaviour. — Бесполезно бранить ребёнка за поведение. б) браниться, ругаться 2) брюзжать, ворчать Синоним(ы): grumble, growl 2. имя существительное [устаревшее] сварливая женщина; мегера, ведьма
I. noun Etymology: Middle English scald, scold, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skāld poet, skald, Icelandic skālda to make scurrilous verse 1. a. one who scolds habitually or persistently b. a woman who disturbs the public peace by noisy and quarrelsome or abusive behavior 2. scolding II. verb intransitive verb 1. obsolete to quarrel noisily 2. to find fault noisily or angrily transitive verb to censure severely or angrily; rebuke • scolder noun Synonyms: scold, upbraid, berate, rail, revile, vituperate mean to reproach angrily and abusively. scold implies rebuking in irritation or ill temper justly or unjustly Example: angrily scolding the children. upbraid implies censuring on definite and usually justifiable grounds Example: upbraided her assistants for poor research. berate suggests prolonged and often abusive scolding Example: berated continually by an overbearing boss. rail (at or against) stresses an unrestrained berating Example: railed loudly at their insolence. revile implies a scurrilous, abusive attack prompted by anger or hatred Example: an alleged killer reviled in the press. vituperate suggests a violent reviling Example: was vituperated for betraying his friends.