Associations to the word «Scolding»

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, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley