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scolding

[ skohl-ding ]

/ ˈskoʊl dɪŋ /

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noun

the action of a person who scolds; a rebuke; reproof: I got a scolding for being late again.

Words nearby scolding

scofflaw, scofield, scoinson arch, scoke, scold, scolding, scolding bridle, scolecite, scolex, scoliokyphosis, scolion

Origin of scolding

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at scold, -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM scolding

un·scold·ing, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for scoldings

But as yet Hannah's scoldings were the only trouble that had beset her.
Margaret Vincent|Sophia Lucy Clifford
Of course remonstrances, moral lectures, scoldings, wouldn't accomplish anything.
The Real Adventure|Henry Kitchell Webster
You see, Bruce, he said gaily, if there are any scoldings to be had I get em.
Mason of Bar X Ranch|Henry Bennett
That's all very well, but it's I who'll get the scoldings, and they'll be the limit.
Loyal to the School|Angela Brazil

The evils of which other men complain—the complaints about servants, scoldings about delay or dinner—never reached my ears.
Confession|W. Gilmore Simms

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