scolding

IPA: skˈoʊɫdɪŋ

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

Examples of "scolding" in Sentences

Is there even any point in scolding you for that nonsense?
No one had any right to begin scolding me when I had not been naughty.
In today’s cultural climate I think receiving such a scolding is always a good sign.
They can cavort around the city without much scolding from the New York press (thankfully).
Their sometimes antic tale of air raids and outrageous outfits earned a scolding from the Daily Worker.
Later during a press conference Harper attempted to dismiss the scolding from the Chinese Premier - and actually spin it into a point of agreement.
Regarding Palin "scolding" President Obama over his energy policy: I would like to scold Palin for her hypocrisy in saying "Country first" when her actions and words are all about "Me first".
The target of this first Bracey memorial scolding is the otherwise admirable Green Dot Public Schools, whose Aug. 16 press release on test score gains at Locke High School in Los Angeles caught my eye.
If your 13 year old child is sending topless photos of herself to her ‘boyfriend’, a mild scolding from a government pamphlet is not going to address the root of the many problems inherent in such a situation.