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outscolded

outscolded is the simple past and past participle of outscold.

Meaning of outscold

Verb

outscold (third-person singular simple present outscolds, present participle outscolding, simple past and past participle outscolded)

  1. (transitive) 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]...

Questions about outscolded

What is outscolded the simple past and past participle of?
Outscolded is the simple past and past participle of outscold.

Words near outscolded in the dictionary

  1. outscheme
  2. outschemed
  3. outschemes
  4. outscheming
  5. outscold
  6. outscolded
  7. outscolding
  8. outscolds
  9. outscoop
  10. outscooped
  11. outscooping

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