Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Date: 1200-1300
Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language

scold

 verb
     
scold [transitive]
to angrily criticize someone, especially a child, about something they have done [= tell off]:
Do not scold the puppy, but simply and firmly say 'no.'
scold somebody for (doing) something
Her father scolded her for upsetting her mother.
—scolding noun [uncountable and countable]
I got a scolding from my teacher.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary