scolding

Cassiopeia’s piping, scolding voice was like a puppet version of Penelope’s.

Lord Fredrick was in the midst of vigorously scolding some unfortunate person; his voice was hoarse and froggy, and now and then he made an odd, sneezy, barky sort of sound.

“I suspect she may not be a very good housemaid; Mrs. Clarke is always scolding her about this and that. But when it comes to the well-being of the children: Yes, she is completely trustworthy.”

This isn’t about scolding parents for feeding their children unhealthy foods.

In this episode, Amanda unpacks her combative style with reporters, including scolding the press and calling their questions “stupid.”