scolding

A harsh or sharp reprimand.

Railing or vituperative language; a rating: as, to get a good scolding.

Synonyms See rail, verb

a. & n. from scold, v.

an iron frame. See Brank, n., 2.

A succession of critical remarks, such as those directed by a parent towards a misbehaving child.

Present participle of scold.

rebuking a person harshly