outscold

The angry neighbor tried to outscold the noisy partygoers.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To scold more than or surpass in scolding: "outscold" means to scold someone more severely, more frequently, or to a greater degree than someone else, or to scold more than another person can.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • She could outscold any of her colleagues when it came to reprimanding the interns. (She was able to scold more harshly or more often than her colleagues.)
  • The teacher tried to outscold the noisy student, but the student merely laughed. (The teacher attempted to scold more intensely than the student was accustomed to.)

Advanced Usage

• "to outscold someone": to surpass another person in scolding.
  • In the argument, neither party could outscold the other; they were equally loud. (Neither person could scold more effectively than the other.)

Variants and Related Words

• Outscolding (n): the act of scolding more than someone else.

  • Her outscolding of the children was legendary in the neighborhood. (Her habit of scolding more than others was well known.)

• Outscolded (adj, past participle): having been scolded more than another.

  • He felt outscolded by his wife after the minor accident. (He felt that he received more scolding than he deserved compared to others.)

Synonyms

• Out-chide: to chide or scold more than.
• Out-reprimand: to reprimand more severely or frequently.

Phrasal Verbs

• "Outscold" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions.

Related Idioms

• The word is rare and specific, not part of common idiomatic expressions.