Hyphenation of scold

Are you trying to hyphenate scold? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.

scold

Definitions of scold:

1.	Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
2.	Censure severely or angrily The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car The deputy ragged the Prime Minister The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
3.	Show one's unhappiness or critical attitude He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong We grumbled about the increased work load

Synonyms of scold:

noun	scolder, nag, nagger, common scold, unpleasant person, disagreeable person
verb	call on the carpet, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast, knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
verb	grouch, grumble, complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.