- present participle of scold.
scolding
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The announcement also follows previous comments from Grande scolding people to “be gentler and less comfortable commenting on people’s bodies.”
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
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
The one that reminds me of Mrs. Hameed scolding our class.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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
They had a habit of stealing Shukkur’s unripe guavas, plums and mangoes whenever they visited, prompting scoldings from their grandfather.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
But angry public scoldings have not had much effect on the two holdouts, and Biden’s private entreaties to Manchin this week seem to have done little to break the impasse.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2021
No one seemed to want it, and I began to think of asking for it, wondering if such a request would be met with a new round of scoldings.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
