Scolding

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  • noun. A harsh or sharp reprimand.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Railing or vituperative language; a rating: as, to get a good scolding.
  • noun. Synonyms See rail, verb
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • a. & n. from scold, v.
  • an iron frame. See Brank, n., 2.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A succession of critical remarks, such as those directed by a parent towards a misbehaving child.
  • verb. Present participle of scold.
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  • noun. rebuking a person harshly
    • Word Usage
    "Regarding Palin "scolding" President Obama over his energy policy: I would like to scold Palin for her hypocrisy in saying "Country first" when her actions and words are all about "Me first"."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    praise  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    rebuke  reprehension  reprimand  reproof  reproval  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    wig  wigging  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Golding  beholding  bolding  folding  holding  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    admonishment  admonition  beef  beefing  bellyache  
    variant
    scold  
    verb-stem
    scold  
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