What is another word for scolding ?

Bitter and abusive language

character assassination

misrepresentation of character

offense^US

offence^UK

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

rap over the knuckles

libeling^US

libelling^UK

defamation of character

rumour^UK

rumor^US

rancor^US

rancour^UK

backhanded compliment

rumours^UK

rumors^US

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Noun

Minimal consequence given as a reprimand

Adjective

Offensive and insulting, especially in a hostile manner

libelous^US

libellous^UK

unfavorable^US

uncivilized^US

uncivilised^UK

dishonoring^US

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

politically incorrect

ill-humored^US

libeling^US

libelling^UK

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Adjective

(of a person) Constantly harassing someone to do something

ill-humored^US

Adjective

Of or pertaining to an admonition

Verb

Present participle for to criticize or find fault with

giving someone a bollocking

lacing to

letting someone have it

hauling over the coals

giving someone a caning

raking over the coals

giving someone a wigging

giving someone some stick

going on at

taking to task

taking to the woodshed

bringing to book

giving someone a mouthful

rapping over the knuckles

giving someone a dressing-down

giving someone an earful

giving someone a roasting

giving someone a rollicking

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone hell

putting on the mat

tearing off a strip

giving someone a rating

giving someone what for

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

having someone on the carpet

keeping after

slapping someone's wrist

giving the business

biting someone's head off

jumping down someone's throat

belaboring^US

belabouring^UK

pummelling^UK

giving a piece of one's mind

calling on the carpet

jumping down one's throat

calling over the coals

casting aspersions on

libeling^US

libelling^UK

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

ostracizing^US

ostracising^UK

expressing disapproval of

telling a thing or two

reprimanding severely

moralising^UK

moralizing^US

counseling^US

counselling^UK

satirizing^US

satirising^UK

cudgeling^US

cudgelling^UK

dishonoring^US

giving a tongue-lashing

giving tongue-lashing

dragging over the coals

rapping someone the knuckles

giving comeuppance

laying on

rapping across the knuckles

severely reprimanding

giving someone a telling off

tearing someone a new one

tearing apart

criticizing hatefully

eating out

giving someone a carpeting

coming down on like a ton of bricks

sending someone away with a flea in his

snapping someone's head off

meting out punishment to

giving something a bad press

delivering a tirade to

giving someone a ticking-off

giving an injunction to

putting someone in their place

taking down a peg or two

putting up a fight against

opposing strongly

expostulating about

remonstrating about

disagreeing violently with

kicking up

making a fuss about

kicking against

complaining vociferously about

taking great exception to

thundering against

raging against

speaking out against

kicking up a fuss about

complaining bitterly about

kicking up a stink about

complaining about

making a protest against

taking a stand against

making a stand against

raising objections to

objecting to

protesting strongly at

picking holes in

throwing brickbats at

nitpicking about

disapproving of

giving a bad press to

cavilling at

giving flak to

bagging on

doing a hatchet job on

dragging through the mud

giving someone a bad press

hating

detracting from

giving a bad name

blackening the name of

giving something a battering

laughing at

sullying the reputation of

going for the jugular

flinging mud at

holding cheap

spreading scandal about

treating lightly

blackening the reputation of

telling lies about

conducting a smear campaign against

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

dragging through the mire

bringing into disrepute

treating disrespectfully

running a smear campaign against

spreading tales about

dragging someone's name through the mud

laughing off

blackening someone's name

feeling contempt for

look down one's nose at

taking a swipe at

cutting down to size

writing false reports about

looking down upon

marking wrong

making fun of

blackening the character of

dragging name through mud

treating with contempt

bringing discredit to

animadverting upon

weighing into

downplaying

jumping on one's case

speaking of with disfavour

having a pop at

understating

knocking off high horse

shooting full of holes

passing strictures upon

spitting in the eye of

spitting on

turning back on

turning down

spitting in the face of

turning your nose up at

heaping scorn on

holding in contempt

belying

hurting somebody's feelings

cutting dead

stepping on one's toes

regarding with disgust

regarding with contempt

running smear campaign

having a strong aversion to

treating contemptuously

taking the piss out of

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“Joe tried to interject his apologies, but she continued to scold him before he could get a word in.”

Verb

Present participle for to continuously remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way

breathing down someone's neck

tyrannizing^US

tyrannising^UK

grumbling at

carping at

moaning on at

keeping complaining to

bending someone's ear

busting someone's balls

taking it out on

busting chops

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

tantalizing^US

driving round the bend

getting on your nerves

tantalising^UK

searching high heaven

driving you up the wall

messing with

getting on one's nerves

making it hot for someone

burning up

making things hot for someone

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Verb

Present participle for to complain or grumble

sniveling^US

snivelling^UK

talking under your breath

expressing disapproval

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

expressing regret about

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

snarling

going on at

pettifogging

making a big thing out of

making a mountain out of a molehill

making a big thing of

making a song and dance

screaming bloody murder

complaining vehemently about

casting aspersions on

doing a hatchet job on

expressing objections

expressing objections to

minding

expressing disagreement

lodging a protest

arguing against

expressing disagreement with

lodging a protest against

taking issue

expressing disapproval of

raising objections to

remonstrating against

taking a stand against

having a problem with

baulking^UK

balking^US

crying over spilt milk

beating one's breast

crying over spilled milk

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Verb

working oneself into sweat

Present participle for to feel or express violent uncontrollable anger

flying off the handle

having a fit

going berserk

going off the deep end

frothing at the mouth

smouldering^UK

smoldering^US

going through the roof

getting hot under the collar

bursting a blood vessel

boiling over with rage

flying into a passion

losing your cool

having a conniption fit

having a cow

getting all steamed up

getting steamed up about

getting your dander up

rearing up

becoming upset

getting your hackles up

becoming indignant

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Verb

Present participle for to have a quarrel or argument with someone

Verb

Present participle for to enter or mount a vehicle, or to receive a reprimand or scolding, often for wrongdoing

getting onto

boarding

Verb