- present participle of scold.
scolding
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In 2018, he issued his most famous scolding, decrying the court’s failure to take up California’s 10-day waiting period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Security guard Pascal Duvier, most recently infamous for allegedly scolding 11-year-old Ada Law at a hotel in São Paulo, is clearing the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
But the dentist scolding you for not flossing more often may not own the business anymore.
From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2026
Caluori says that, along with Pollock's trailblazing example, he has taken heed of a training-ground scolding from former England captain Owen Farrell.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
Duane remained silent until the scolding part of the conversation was over and the problem-solving part could begin.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
You get scoldings for all sorts of things, and it’s one of the first things anyone who comes to train at Chozen-ji has to figure out how to deal with.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
There was no need to apologize to those fans who basked in The General’s epic on-camera scoldings of players and refs.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
But dropping the emergency footing and repeated scoldings could also mean fewer people get the shots.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
The I.M.F., which usually reserves such scoldings for developing nations, on Thursday doubled down on its message.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
I would not let Sass’s scoldings touch me as they used to.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
