SCOLDING
Dictionary entry overview: What does scolding mean? • SCOLDING (noun)
The noun SCOLDING has 1 sense:
1. rebuking a person harshly
Familiarity information: SCOLDING used as a noun is very rare.
• SCOLDING (adjective)
The adjective SCOLDING has 1 sense:
1. who is rebuking severely
Familiarity information: SCOLDING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SCOLDING (noun)
Meaning:
Rebuking a person harshly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
chiding; objurgation; scolding; tongue-lashing
Hypernyms ("scolding" is a kind of...):
rebuke; reprehension; reprimand; reproof; reproval (an act or expression of criticism and censure)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scolding"):
wig; wigging (British slang for a scolding)
• SCOLDING (adjective)
Meaning:
Who is rebuking severely
Classified under:
Participial adjectives
Context example:
the scolding father
Participle:
scold (censure severely or angrily)
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