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Definitions for Scolding
[1] the action of a person who scolds; a rebuke; reproof: I got a scolding for being late again.
[2] to find fault with angrily; chide; reprimand: The teacher scolded me for being late.
[3] to find fault; reprove.
[4] to use abusive language.
[5] a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
[6] common scold.
[7] to find fault with or reprimand (a person) harshly; chide
[8] (intr) to use harsh or abusive language
[9] a person, esp a woman, who constantly finds fault
Words related to Scolding
reprehension, rebuke, reprimand, rating, berating, chiding
Words nearby Scolding
scofflaw, scofield, scoinson arch, scoke, scold, scolding, scolding bridle, scolecite, scolex, scoliokyphosis, scolion
Origin of Scolding
1150–1200; (noun) Middle English, variant of scald < Old Norse skald poet (as author of insulting poems); see skald; (v.) Middle English scolden, derivative of the noun
Other words from Scolding
un·scold·ing , adjective
scold·a·ble , adjective
scold·er , noun
scold·ing·ly , adverb
out·scold , verb (used with object)
un·scold·ed , adjective
Word origin for Scolding
C13: from Old Norse skald
Synonyms for Scolding
berating, chiding, rating, rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, chewing out, talking to