Plural of scold
regular plural
The plural of scold is scolds.
Forms of scold
| Singular | scold /ˈskəʊ̯ld/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | scolds |
| Countable | countable |
Scolds in a sentence
- Thersites , a chronic complainer, scolds Agamemnon for miscommand, and is rebuked and beaten by Odysseus.1998, Coles Notes, The Iliad, page 28. From the entry miscommand
- When a dashingly-clad officer addresses such a frumpishly dressed bum, he scolds him, as an officer in any army must.1969, Kurt Vonnegut, chapter 5, in Slaughterhouse-Five, New York: Dial, published 2005, page 166. From the entry dashingly
- At a meeting of the bird delegation, Koryphaios, the head fowl, scolds Epops for encouraging human habitation in their pleasant, humanfree home.1995, Mary Ellen Snodgrass, Encyclopedia of Utopian Literature. From the entry human-free
Meaning of scold
- noun A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.
- verb To rebuke angrily.
- verb Of birds, to make harsh vocalisations in aggression.
Questions about the plural of scold
- What is the plural of scold?
- The plural of scold is scolds.
- Is scold countable?
- Scold is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: scold (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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