Scold

verb

/skəʊld/

Word Frequency: 0.7

Definitions

1.verbTo burn with hot liquid.

"to scald the hand"

2.verbTo heat almost to boiling.

"Scald the milk until little bubbles form."

3.nounA person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.

4.verbTo rebuke angrily.

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