SCOLDING as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • rebuking a person harshly
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) scolding is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

SCOLDING as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • who is rebuking severely
    Usage Example(s)
    • the scolding father
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