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

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

libeling^US

libelling^UK

judgment^US

judgement^UK

backhanded compliment

rumour^UK

defamation of character

rumor^US

more ❯

“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

unfavorable^US

dishonoring^US

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

ill-humored^US

unsavoury^UK

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

unsavory^US

libeling^US

libelling^UK

rubbing the wrong way

more ❯

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

popularized^US

favorite^US

honourable^UK

honorable^US

favourite^UK

popularised^UK

skilful^UK

skillful^US

aesthetic^UK

esthetic^US

going to great lengths

patronizing^US

patronising^UK

more ❯

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

pummelling^UK

giving a piece of one's mind

calling on the carpet

belaboring^US

belabouring^UK

rapping someone over the knuckles

penalizing^US

penalising^UK

jumping down one's throat

cutting up

fulminating

ripping into

casting aspersions on

slapping someone on the wrist

vituperating against

pulling to pieces

letting fly

calling over the coals

libeling^US

libelling^UK

coming down on like a ton of bricks

telling a thing or two

expressing disapproval of

ostracising^UK

ostracizing^US

taking somebody to task

meting out punishment to

reprimanding severely

satirizing^US

moralising^UK

moralizing^US

counseling^US

counselling^UK

rapping someone the knuckles

satirising^UK

dishonoring^US

sending someone away with a flea in his

gluing^US

glueing^UK

giving somebody a piece of one's mind

giving tongue-lashing

dragging over the coals

giving a tongue-lashing

cudgeling^US

cudgelling^UK

rapping across the knuckles

severely reprimanding

giving someone a telling off

giving someone a dressing down

tearing someone a new one

pointing the finger at

teaching someone a lesson

criticizing hatefully

eating out

giving someone a carpeting

giving someone a ticking-off

giving an injunction to

running something down

giving something a bad press

throwing brickbats at

giving a bad press to

giving someone a bad press

minimizing^US

putting someone in their place

taking down a peg or two

minimising^UK

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

dragging through the mire

dragging through the mud

befouling

bringing into disrepute

bringing discredit to

doing a hatchet job on

running smear campaign

tarring and feathering

flinging mud at

spreading scandal about

passing strictures upon

blackguarding

fustigating

assaulting verbally

holding someone responsible

holding someone to blame

complaining to

dragging someone's name through the mud

expressing disapprobation

thinking badly of

sending up the river

expressing disapprobation of

bringing charges against

tearing to shreds

diminishing

devaluing

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

going for the jugular

biting someone's head off

showing in a bad light

taking rug out from under

puncturing

knocking bottom out of

reflecting on

putting in a bad light

bringing to naught

destroying

exposing

bringing into disfavour

making someone feel ashamed

making uncomfortable

making someone eat crow

filing charges against

expressing a poor opinion of

making accusations about

prosecuting for

preferring charges against

bringing to trial for

laying charges against

arresting

putting on trial for

remonstrating against

raising an

having a poor opinion of

having a down on

not holding with

taking dim view of

having a problem with

taking a dim view of

looking down on

passing on

looking down your nose at

assigning liability to

finding guilty of

laying a bad trip on

considering guilty of

assigning guilt to

passing the buck

laying a guilt trip on

more ❯

“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

finding fault

giving someone a hard time

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 its 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

expressing sorrow for

having a problem with

grumbling about

cavilling at

drawing the line

taking a stand against

baulking^UK

balking^US

vocalising^UK

speaking indistinctly

verbalising^UK

vocalizing^US

verbalizing^US

feeling sorry for yourself

moping

pouting

more ❯

Verb

Getting onto

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

sermonizing^US

sermonising^UK

going off the deep end

moralizing^US

moralising^UK

delivering a harangue

going through the roof

flying off the handle

frothing at the mouth

shooting off one's mouth

piling it on

blowing hot air

talking big

more ❯

Verb

Present participle for feel or express violent uncontrollable anger

Verb