scolding

[skohl-ding]

noun

1. the action of a person who scolds; a rebuke; reproof.

   I got a scolding for being late again.

Other Word Forms

• unscolding adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of scolding¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; scold, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

This isn’t about scolding parents for feeding their children unhealthy foods.

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In this episode, Amanda unpacks her combative style with reporters, including scolding the press and calling their questions “stupid.”

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The online response to the art was painfully scolding and prudish.

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He also wasn’t shy about scolding dining companions who committed such sins as buttering their bread or not eating all their vegetables.

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A couple of shots did that in the seventh, but Donovan's use of the head saw him on the end of another scolding and perhaps fortunate not to lose another point.

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