/ skəʊld; NAmE skoʊld/ verb
scold sb (for sth / for doing sth) ( formal ) to speak angrily to sb, especially a child, because they have done sth wrong
SYN rebuke :
[ vn ]
He scolded them for arriving late.
[also v speech , v ]
► scold·ing noun [ usually sing. ]:
I got a scolding from my mother.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (as a noun): probably from Old Norse skáld skald.