What is another word for scolding ?

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

rap over the knuckles

character assassination

offense^US

offence^UK

monologue^UK

disfavour^UK

monolog^US

disfavor^US

negative reinforcement

being put in one's place

judgment^US

judgement^UK

libeling^US

libelling^UK

backhanded compliment

rumour^UK

rumor^US

defamation of character

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“She points her finger at me and adopts that scolding tone the French have mastered so well.”

Noun

A mean action

dishonoring^US

grovelling^UK

groveling^US

grudging

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

shaming

sneaking

Adjective

Extremely offensive and insulting

libellous^UK

libelous^US

colourful^UK

colorful^US

ill-humored^US

unfavorable^US

dishonoring^US

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

unsavoury^UK

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

unsavory^US

libeling^US

libelling^UK

rubbing the wrong way

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Adjective

(of a person) Constantly harassing someone to do something

ill-humored^US

Adjective

Of or pertaining to an admonition

Adjective

Inclined to find fault too readily

unfavorable^US

honourable^UK

honorable^US

skilful^UK

skillful^US

aesthetic^UK

esthetic^US

going to great lengths

patronizing^US

patronising^UK

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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 someone to task

taking to task

taking to the woodshed

bringing someone 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 rocket

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

pummelling^UK

belaboring^US

belabouring^UK

giving a piece of one's mind

calling on the carpet

rapping someone over the knuckles

jumping down one's throat

penalizing^US

penalising^UK

casting aspersions on

slapping someone on the wrist

calling over the coals

libeling^US

libelling^UK

coming down on like a ton of bricks

telling a thing or two

hitting out at

tearing apart

expressing disapproval of

ostracising^UK

ostracizing^US

taking somebody to task

meting out punishment to

reprimanding severely

moralising^UK

moralizing^US

lashing out

advising

counseling^US

adjuring

counselling^UK

rapping someone's knuckles

satirizing^US

cudgeling^US

cudgelling^UK

satirising^UK

dishonoring^US

gluing^US

glueing^UK

giving somebody a piece of one's mind

giving tongue-lashing

giving a tongue-lashing

sitting on

jacking up

rapping across the knuckles

severely reprimanding

giving someone a telling off

tearing someone a new one

criticizing hatefully

giving a wigging

eating out

giving someone a carpeting

pointing the finger at

calling to task

throwing brickbats at

teaching someone a lesson

sending someone away with a flea in his

giving someone a bad press

having your knife in

burning one's ears

giving a bad press to

giving someone a ticking-off

giving an injunction to

running something down

giving something a bad press

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

putting someone in their place

taking down a peg or two

dragging over the coals

rapping someone the knuckles

trash-talking

dumping on

giving a black eye

calling someone names

protesting strongly at

taking advantage of

making fun of

sentencing

putting up a fight against

opposing strongly

disagreeing violently with

complaining vociferously about

taking great exception to

ranting

thundering

speaking out against

kicking up a fuss about

complaining bitterly about

kicking up a stink about

kicking

vociferating

making a protest against

taking a stand against

objecting

making a stand against

raising objections to

objecting to

handicapping

docking

inflicting a penalty on

amercing

exacting a penalty from

awarding a penalty against

imposing a penalty on

imposing penalty

putting at disadvantage

mulcting

imposing a sentence on

passing strictures upon

taking disciplinary action against

holding someone responsible

holding someone to blame

putting on the carpet

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

going for the jugular

biting someone's head off

dooming

swearing

sticking it to

expressing disapprobation

thinking badly of

expressing disapprobation of

bringing charges against

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

raising an

passing on

regarding with disgust

giving someone the works

expressing disagreement

assigning liability to

finding guilty of

laying a bad trip on

considering guilty of

laying a guilt trip on

laying the blame on

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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 complain or express discontent in a wearisome manner

breathing down someone's neck

keeping complaining to

moaning on at

bending someone's ear

jumping down one's throat

sniveling^US

snivelling^UK

tyrannizing^US

tyrannising^UK

taking exception

complaining vehemently about

kicking up a fuss about

having at

inveighing against

kicking up a stink about

expressing disapproval

expressing regret about

quarreling^US

quarrelling^UK

talking under your breath

crying over spilled milk

weeping for

expressing sorrow about

shedding tears over

crying over spilt milk

beating one's breast

moaning over

moaning and groaning

casting aspersions on

doing a hatchet job on

showing teeth

looking askance

rampaging

making a song and dance

making a scene

protesting against

expressing objections

minding

expressing objections to

expressing disagreement

lodging a protest

arguing against

taking issue

expressing disagreement with

lodging a protest against

expressing disapproval of

raising objections to

remonstrating against

giving someone a hard time

having a problem with

grumbling about

cavilling at

drawing the line

taking a stand against

baulking^UK

balking^US

expressing sorrow for

vocalising^UK

speaking indistinctly

verbalising^UK

vocalizing^US

verbalizing^US

feeling sorry for yourself

moping

pouting

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Verb

Getting onto

Verb

Present participle for to have a quarrel or argument with someone

Verb

Present participle for rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully

Verb

Present participle for to make (usually formal and extended) speech on a subject

Verb

Present participle for speak or shout at length in an angry, impassioned way

clamouring^UK

clamoring^US

going off the deep end

talking endlessly

flying off the handle

going through the roof

delivering a harangue

frothing at the mouth

going ape

coming unglued

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