To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl; to utter railing or harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; with at; as, to scold at a servant. A scolding tongue, a scolding wife, a scolding husband, a scolding master, who can endure?

Pardon me, 'tis the first time that ever I'm forc'd to scold.

, n.

1. A rude, clamorous, foul-mouthed woman.

Scolds answer foul-mouth'd scolds.

2. A scolding; a brawl.