Scolding
['skəuldiŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scold
(-) a. & n. from Scold, v.
Inputed by Angela
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Chiding, berating, abusive, vituperative.
n. Railing, vituperation, abuse, JAW.
Typist: Rosa
Examples
- And I hope she's not a scolding old thing! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- But thought you might like your scolding better, my dear, if it came from me. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- As I couldn't, I held my tongue, and bore the scolding till the old gentleman collared me. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- They ought to have told me, and not let me go blundering and scolding, when I should have been more kind and patient than ever. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Mrs. Bennet deigned not to make any reply, but, unable to contain herself, began scolding one of her daughters. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- I should never like scolding any one else so well; and that is a point to be thought of in a husband. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- There was nothing the young gentleman would have liked better, but elephants could not have dragged him back after the scolding he had received. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I have no recollection of ever having been punished at home, either by scolding or by the rod. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- There shall be no flurry, no scolding, no discomfort, but a neat house, a cheerful wife, and a good dinner. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Mrs. Norris began scolding. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- And my child is a troublesome bad child, and costs me a world of scolding. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I came to myself by and by, after a little scolding, and took a coach home. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- She is always scolding me. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- You're a scolding, unjust, abusive, aggravating, bad old creature! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I tried scolding and scolding failed. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Tragedies and cravats, poetry and pickles, garden seeds and long letters, music and gingerbread, rubbers, invitations, scoldings, and puppies. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I give you my word it was a deal worse than any of your scoldings, a regular rouser. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Edited by Darrell