Scold vs Flite - What's the difference?
scold | flite |
(obsolete) A person fond of abusive language, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.
To rebuke.
* 1813 , (Pride and Prejudice) , (Jane Austen)
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As nouns the difference between scold and flite
is that scold is (obsolete) a person fond of abusive language, in particular a troublesome and angry woman while flite is a quarrel, dispute, wrangling.As verbs the difference between scold and flite
is that scold is to rebuke while flite is to dispute, quarrel, wrangle, brawl.scold
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Alternative forms
* scould (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- A week elapsed before she could see Elizabeth without scolding her —
- Molly the dairymaid came a little way from the rickyard, and said she would pluck the pigeon that very night after work. She was always ready to do anything for us boys; and we could never quite make out why they scolded her so for an idle hussy indoors. It seemed so unjust. Looking back, I recollect she had very beautiful brown eyes.