outscold
outscold verb: to scold more than.
Verb
outscold (third-person singular simple present outscolds, present participle outscolding, simple past and past participle outscolded)
- To scold more than.
- There end thy brave, and turn thy face in peace;
We grant thou canst outscold us: fare thee well;
We hold our time too precious to be spent
With such a brabbler.c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]... - Not such his evening, who with shining face
Sweats in the crowded theatre, and squeezed
And bored with elbow-points through both his sides,
Out scolds the ranting actor on the stage.1785, William Cowper, “Book IV. The Winter Evening.”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], →OCLC, page 139
- There end thy brave, and turn thy face in peace;
Forms of outscold
| third-person singular present | outscolds |
|---|---|
| present participle | outscolding |
| past participle | outscolded |
| past | outscolded |
Origin of outscold
From out- + scold.
Questions about outscold
- What does outscold mean?
- Outscold means to scold more than.
- What part of speech is outscold?
- Outscold is a verb.
- What is the past tense of outscold?
- The past tense of outscold is outscolded.
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