- plural of scolding.
scoldings
Example Sentences
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We’re always reminded that if the scoldings and feedback stop, that’s actually when you should get concerned because it means people have given up on you.
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 remember being punished— sent to my room without dinner, deprived of this or that, firm scoldings.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
