scolding

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Synonyms: scalding, scouring, scowling, holding, sodding, scaling, molding, scoffing, colling, scorning, swording

Antonyms: scalding, scouring, scowling, holding, sodding, scaling, molding, scoffing, colling, scorning, swording

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Noun

1. An unloving succession of [[critical]] remarks, such as those directed by a parent towards a [[misbehaving]] child; an earful; [[dressing down]].

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|scold||ing-form}}

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