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Meanings of scold in anglès

portuguès
rocim
català
reganyós

Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.

reganyós
portuguès
condenar
català
renyar
espanyol
reprender a gritos

Censure severely or angrily.

renyar
portuguès
ralhar
català
grunyir

Show one's unhappiness or critical attitude.

grunyir
Synonyms
Examples for "grumble"
Examples for "grumble"
1
We grumble about our politics, but politicians across the world behave badly.
The South African
2
Over the low grumble of the engine he heard hammers at work.
The Wolf’s Hour
3
In fact, she used to complain and grumble while she was there.
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
4
I've heard you grumble about your father on more than one occasion.
Sign of the cross
5
That made Bat grunt and grumble and wriggle; and finally uncover, too.
Pluck on the Long Trail; Or, Boy Scouts in the Rockies
1
His opposite in character was Pepper Sneed, the grouch of the company.
The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays / Or, The Sham Battles at ...
2
Christian Scientists do not have either the grouch or the meddler's itch.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 / Little J...
3
This sort of thing is enough to give any one a grouch.
Army Boys on German Soil: Our Doughboys Quelling the Mobs
4
Maybe that would take some of the grouch out of Tom Kyle.
The Silent Sister
5
I don't want you to descend to the level of the grouch.
Evening Round-Up / More Good Stuff Like Pep
Usage of scold in anglès
1
As soon as you leave, she'll be free to scold me again.
Cruel Beauty
2
Then the Queen began to scold the little lady, and to say:
Popular Tales from the Norse
3
I wondered why she didn't scold me for being gone so long.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
4
Burtson conjured the words as a scold, but they emerged more plealike.
The apocalypse reader
5
Now they have something really to scold us about; but never mind.
Wild Kitty
6
But she found little to scold about; her discipline was too rigid.
The Splendid Idle Forties: Stories of Old California
7
But Ruth would not let the guide scold the boy any more.
Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp; Or, Lost in the Backwoods
8
He sat down on the lowest branch and began to scold Jip.
Bunny Rabbit's Diary
9
Of course, our sergeant would scold us once in a while, too.
In Those Days: The Story of an Old Man
10
Justin waited for Alice to scold Brandon in her soft, strict way.
The soul catcher
11
You sleep away the night, and laugh, or scold away the day.
Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 / The Work...
12
But it is mere childishness, and I must scold her for it.
The Wandering Jew — Volume 06
13
But he realized that he might as well scold at the sparrows.
One of Ours
14
If you were to scold me vicariously I should feel it less.
The Prime Minister
15
She said, I will scold you for being old before your time.
Dagmar's daughter
16
She used to scold me occasionally, but I expect I deserved it.
Marie Gourdon / A Romance of the Lower St. Lawrence
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Scold across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common