I give a good scolding.
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Scolding
//ˈskoʊldɪŋ//
Synonyms for "scolding" (68 found)
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27 translations across 13 languages.
Asturian
4 entries- escagazadura noun (succession of critical remarks)
- espolín noun (succession of critical remarks)
- refrontada noun (succession of critical remarks)
- refundiu noun (succession of critical remarks)
Bulgarian
2 entries- гълчене noun (succession of critical remarks)
- хокане noun (succession of critical remarks)
Catalan
1 entries- renyada noun (succession of critical remarks)
Finnish
3 entries- haukut noun (succession of critical remarks)
- nuhteet noun (succession of critical remarks)
- toruminen noun (succession of critical remarks)
Malayalam
1 entries- ശകാരം noun (succession of critical remarks)
Nepali
1 entries- गाली noun (succession of critical remarks)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- kjeft noun (succession of critical remarks)
- skjennepreken noun (succession of critical remarks)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- قالای noun (succession of critical remarks)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Schell noun (succession of critical remarks)
Portuguese
2 entries- bronca noun (succession of critical remarks)
- sermão noun (succession of critical remarks)
Russian
1 entries- выговор noun (succession of critical remarks)
Spanish
4 entries- bronca noun (succession of critical remarks)
- rapapolvo noun (succession of critical remarks)
- regaño noun (succession of critical remarks)
- sermón noun (succession of critical remarks)
Swedish
2 entries- avhyvling noun (succession of critical remarks)
- utskällning noun (succession of critical remarks)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
I was not scolding you.
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The scolding I gave to the other children doesn't apply to you.
Source: tatoeba (246902)
I didn't feel like scolding her for being late.
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