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Meanings of scolder in inglés

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

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        Examples for "scold"
        Examples for "scold"
        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
        1
        It was not in Kay's nature to nag; she let it drop.
        The Godfather
        2
        He put the old nag in a lope down the rocky creek.
        The Heart of the Hills
        3
        After a time the trotting nag overtook the trailers of the procession.
        When Egypt Went Broke: A Novel
        4
        He put his find in his pocket and whipped up the nag.
        Madame Bovary
        5
        With a kick he started the old nag and again pulled in.
        The Heart of the Hills
        1
        He is simply a nagger of men that has had his day.
        Short Sketches from Oldest America
        2
        Holly may have personality problems, but she's a very efficient nagger.
        End of Watch
        3
        Holly is a very good nagger, when she puts her mind to it.
        Finders Keepers
        4
        But Milly was not a nagger, at least not with men.
        One Woman's Life
        5
        To myself he confided that his host was a nagger.
        Ruggles of Red Gap
        1
        I'm here merely in the office of chaperon and common scold.
        The Iron Trail
        2
        He was made to order for the position of common scold in a country sewing-circle.
        Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 33, November 12, 1870
        3
        He had the tongue of a common scold, and he used it with malevolent abandon.
        Rainbow's End
        4
        I could do nothing, though I talked till I was no better than a common scold.
        Still Jim
        5
        Treason was punished with death, and common scolds were ducked in a pond until they were glad to hold their tongues.
        The Leading Facts of English History
        Usage of scolder in inglés
        1
        Isn't mother the most interesting 'scolder' you ever listened to?
        Mother Carey's Chickens
        2
        Mr Graham's transformation from scolder to sycophant was stunning to behold, but not necessarily surprising.
        News.com.au
        3
        Those new houses up on Old Scolder Mountain cut across a sacred hunting ground.
        Moonburn
        4
        All those houses going up on Old Scolder Mountain that was sacred ground for generations.
        Moonburn
        5
        City fellow, late forties, big-shot executive, bought himself a bit of forest around Old Scolder Mountain.
        Moonburn
        6
        I heard that a weekender was found dead up by her property on Old Scolder Mountain.
        Moonburn
        7
        By Orbilian smiters and scolders.
        Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, January 3, 1891
        8
        "I thought you said you weren't going to work for anyone who moved into the Old Scolder development."
        Moonburn
        Translations for scolder
        portugués
        rocim
        Scolder through the time