Clues for the word "SCOLD"
We've had 65 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 242 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on June 11, 2026.
Definition of scold
- 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.
- v. t. - To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke or reprove with severity.
- n. - One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a rude, clamorous woman; a shrew.
- n. - A scolding; a brawl.
Referring Clues
- Chide, as a child
- Reprimand
- Upbraid
- Berate
- Bawl out
- Chastise
- Give what for
- Say "tsk" to
- Chew out
- Shrew
- Termagant
- Dress down
- Tell a thing or two to
- Lay into
- Jump down one's throat
- Take to task
- Lambaste
- Give a talking-to
- Lace into
- Read the riot act to
- Rake over the coals
- Give a tongue-lashing to
- Discipline verbally
- Tongue-lash
- Remonstrate with
- Chew out, so to speak
- Call on the carpet
- Chide, as children
- Harpy
- Tounge-lash
- Chide a child
- Baste
- Tell off
- Chide
- Castigate
- Vituperate
- Give a good talking-to
- Admonish
- Yell at
- Virago
- Give a reprimand to
- Give the dickens
- Find fault with
- Rebuke
- Dragon's lost its heat?
- Complain of bad colds?
- Reverse of shot other than first rate
- Haul over the coals
- Give the business to
- Find fault, namely, with the elderly
- Reprimand son caught over the hill
- Angrily rebuke son lacking warmth
- Chide son, lacking in affection
- Call onto the carpet
- Nag disposed of, about a hundred
- Chide children
- Reprove disorderly clods
- Nag
- To do so seems unfriendly to a skinhead
- Give a harsh talking to
- Chide for misbehavior
- Yell at for wrongdoing
- Complain of bad colds?
- Tear into
- Give a lecture, say
Last Seen In
- Daily Cryptic - June 11, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - May 29, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - December 07, 2025
- New York Times - November 03, 2025
- Mirror Mini - September 28, 2025
- Daily American - September 08, 2025
- Daily Quick - September 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - August 13, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 31, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - June 16, 2025
- Daily American - May 22, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - May 15, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - May 09, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - April 09, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - March 21, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 06, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - February 13, 2025
- Daily American - February 12, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 27, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - December 17, 2024
- LA Times - November 23, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - October 28, 2024
- New York Times - October 20, 2024
- LA Times - October 18, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 02, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - October 02, 2024
- LA Times - July 06, 2024
- New York Times - July 04, 2024
- Daily Quick - July 03, 2024
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