Associations to the word «Scolding»
Noun
Wiktionary
SCOLDING, noun. A succession of critical remarks, such as those directed by a parent towards a misbehaving child.
SCOLDING, verb. Present participle of scold
Dictionary definition
SCOLDING, noun. Rebuking a person harshly.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.