scolding
nounUS /ˈskoʊldɪŋ/
Etymology From scold + -ing.
1
An unloving succession of critical remarks, such as those directed by a parent towards a misbehaving child; an earful; dressing down.
- Synonyms
- berating, browbeating, chiding, chockling, correption, dirdum, down the banks, dressing down, going over, jawing, lecture, objurgation, rixation, sermon, scolding, throughgoing
- Derived terms
- scolding stool
- Related terms
- bollocking, rollicking, tongue lashing, vituperation
- Holonyms
- criticism
- Meronyms
- critique