chiding

Plural: chidings

Noun

• rebuking a person harshly
• A scolding.

Verb

• censure severely or angrily
• present participle and gerund of chide

Adj

• Reproachful; critical.

Synonyms

bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, objurgation, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, scolding, take to task, tongue-lashing, trounce

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