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   Scold·ing

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   noun

   • 1. an angry rebuke or reprimand: "she'd get a scolding from Victoria"

   adjective

   • 1. angrily rebuking or reprimanding: "a scolding glare"

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   • 1 nounscolded a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech. 1 nounscolded common scold. 1 See all 5 definitions of scolded

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   • Definition of scolding noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary an act of speaking angrily to somebody, especially a child, because they have done something wrong I got a scolding from my mother. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press!

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   • scold implies rebuking in irritation or ill temper justly or unjustly. upbraid implies censuring on definite and usually justifiable grounds. berate suggests prolonged and often abusive scolding. rail ( at or against) stresses an unrestrained berating. revile implies a scurrilous, abusive attack prompted by anger or hatred.

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   • scold, upbraid, berate, rail, revile, vituperate mean to reproach angrily and abusively. scold implies rebuking in irritation or ill temper justly or unjustly. upbraid implies censuring on definite and usually justifiable grounds. berate suggests prolonged and often abusive scolding. rail ( at or against) stresses an unrestrained berating.

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   scolding: 1 n rebuking a person harshly Synonyms: chiding , objurgation , tongue-lashing Types: wig , wigging British slang for a scolding Type of: rebuke , reprehension , reprimand , reproof , reproval an act or expression of criticism and censure

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   Scolding definition, the action of a person who scolds; a rebuke; reproof: I got a scolding for being late again. See more.

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   The meaning of SCOLD is to censure usually severely or angrily : rebuke. How to use scold in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Scold.