Examples of scold in a Sentence
Verb
“You should never have done that,” she scolded.
he scolded the kids for not cleaning up the mess they had made in the kitchen
Noun
He can be a bit of a scold sometimes.
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Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
But there was a time Emily Deschanel, who played the meticulous forensic anthropologist through 12 seasons of Bones, got scolded for being just that — and the memory still makes the star emotional.
—EW.com, 12 July 2025
James Parker, The Atlantic, 5 May 2022
His showdowns with the head of the local diocese, played as a puckish scold by Malcolm McDowell, are some of the best in the film.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2022
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Verb
Whether this comes off as a joke or as an invitation for scolding (spoken or unspoken, loving or otherwise) depends entirely on the other Muslims in the room.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
But there was a time Emily Deschanel, who played the meticulous forensic anthropologist through 12 seasons of Bones, got scolded for being just that — and the memory still makes the star emotional.
—EW.com, 12 July 2025
Noun
Don’t be a scold, don’t be a moaner, don’t be a finger-wagging elitist, don’t be an eco-bore, don’t be a mentally ill homeless guy.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 5 May 2022
His showdowns with the head of the local diocese, played as a puckish scold by Malcolm McDowell, are some of the best in the film.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2022
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“Scold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scold. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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scold
1 of 2 noun
: a person who scolds constantly
scold
2 of 2 verb1
: to find fault noisily or angrily
2
: to criticize severely or angrily
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