schelden — meaning in English
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English meaning
- inveigh verb To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism
- scold verb To criticize someone sharply, usually for doing something wrong.
- scuffle noun A brief, disorganized fight or struggle at close quarters.
- swear verb To make a solemn promise or formal declaration, often under oath.
Senses
schelden is used for these senses in English:
- inveigh (intransitive, with against or occasionally about, formerly also with on, at, upon) To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism [from 16th c.]
- scold (ambitransitive) To rebuke angrily.
- scuffle (intransitive) To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.
- swear (ambitransitive) To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.
inveigh — full definition
- verb To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism
- verb To draw in or away; to entice, inveigle.
scold — full definition
- verb To criticize someone sharply, usually for doing something wrong.
- noun Old-fashioned: a person, especially a woman, who habitually nags or criticizes.