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Anger delivered as a lecture, where the goal is correction and the bonus is volume.
means The act of angrily reprimanding someone, usually at length and with disapproving intensity.
from From Old Norse skald, a poet — specifically the kind who composed brutal mocking verse, proving insults were once a literary art form.
Legal historyA scold was once a punishable public offense for women.
The chairDucking stools punished excessive scolds by repeated dunking.
Temperature linkScalding and scolding share a root meaning fierce heat.