Is There a Word Scolding?

the action of a person who scolds; a rebuke; reproof: I got a scolding for being late again.

Is scolding rude?

—v.t. to chide rudely: to rebuke in words. —n. a rude, clamorous woman: a termagant.

What does scolding someone mean?

: to speak in an angry or critical way to (someone who has done something wrong) scold. noun. English Language Learners Definition of scold (Entry 2 of 2) : a person who often criticizes other people in an angry way : someone who scolds other people too often.