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scolds

  • plural
    of scold.
    scold
    verb (used with object)
    to find fault with angrily; chide; reprimand.
  • present tense form
    of scold (3rd person singular).
    scold
    verb (used with object)
    to find fault with angrily; chide; reprimand.

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Maybe you could call it a tea party wokeness, purged of pedants and scolds.

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

My 10-year-old daughter now regularly scolds me for my nonrhotic habits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

And when moral scolds seized on excerpts of “Ulysses” — citing the Comstock Act’s ban on sending “obscene” material via U.S. mail — she protested.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025

"If you think a man like you can manipulate me, go back to your mum," she scolds.

From BBC ● May 9, 2025

If she slips up and yells or orders me around, Anita scolds her.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau