scolding

Meaning

Noun

An unloving succession of critical remarks, such as those directed by a parent towards a misbehaving child; an earful; dressing down.

Verb

present participle and gerund of scold

scold

• Noun
• Verb

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Synonyms

rebuke

reprimand

reproof

chiding

reproach

abuse

earful

reproval

faultfinding

telling-off

blowup

censure

rebuking

reviling

verbal abuse

swearing

invective

tongue-lashing

objurgation

rating

beating

name-calling

names

opprobrium

pepper-and-salt

punishment

railing

reprimanding

reproachful

reproachfully

reproving

revilement

roast

rough stuff

running

🏃

scold

slang

slanging

talking-to

telling

termagant

thrashing

thunder

🌩️

thunders

upbraiding

vilification

virago

vituperation

vociferation

warfare

Translations

gronderie

réprimande

regañina

sgridata

regaño

Tadel

rimprovero

reny

Schelte

Rüge

κατσάδα

Schimpferei

remontrance

Verweis

Schimpfen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskoʊldɪŋ/

Etymology

From scold + -ing.