Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A harsh or sharp reprimand.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Railing or vituperative language; a rating: as, to get a good scolding.
- noun Synonyms See
rail , verb
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- a. & n. from
scold , v. - an iron frame. See
Brank , n., 2.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A succession of
critical remarks, such as those directed by a parent towards amisbehaving child. - verb Present participle of
scold .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun rebuking a person harshly
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Examples
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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".
Poll: Majority of Republicans don't think Palin's qualified for prez 2009
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The target of this first Bracey memorial scolding is the otherwise admirable Green Dot Public Schools, whose Aug. 16 press release on test score gains at Locke High School in Los Angeles caught my eye.
What Jerry Bracey would have said about Locke High Jay Mathews 2010
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If your 13 year old child is sending topless photos of herself to her ‘boyfriend’, a mild scolding from a government pamphlet is not going to address the root of the many problems inherent in such a situation.
ProWomanProLife » Why “safe texting” programs are useless 2010
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They can cavort around the city without much scolding from the New York press (thankfully).
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Is there even any point in scolding you for that nonsense?
Think Progress » Tony Snow Attributes High Gas Prices To “People Complaining About Donald Rumsfeld” 2006
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Their sometimes antic tale of air raids and outrageous outfits earned a scolding from the Daily Worker.
Darling Me 2005
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Their sometimes antic tale of air raids and outrageous outfits earned a scolding from the Daily Worker.
Darling Me 2005
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No one had any right to begin scolding me when I had not been naughty.
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Later during a press conference Harper attempted to dismiss the scolding from the Chinese Premier - and actually spin it into a point of agreement.
Thestar.com - Home Page bill schiller 2009
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In today’s cultural climate I think receiving such a scolding is always a good sign.
And, Speaking of Mark Wahlberg : Rachel Zucker : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007
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