Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb scold
1 of 2 senses of scold
Sense 1
rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down scold, chide, berate, bawl out remonstrate, chew out chew up have words lambaste, lambast
=> chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct
=> tell off brush down
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb scold
1 of 2 senses of scold
Sense 1
rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down scold, chide, berate, bawl out remonstrate, chew out chew up have words lambaste, lambast
=> chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct
=> flame
=> tell off brush down
Entailment of verb scold
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb scold
2 senses of scold
Sense 1
rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down scold, chide, berate, bawl out remonstrate, chew out chew up have words lambaste, lambast
=> criticize, criticise, pick apart
Sense 2
grouch, grumble, scold
=> complain, kick, plain, sound off quetch, kvetch
Familiarity of verb scold
scold used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb scold
Sense 1
rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down scold, chide, berate, bawl out remonstrate, chew out chew up have words lambaste, lambast
=> criticize, criticise, pick apart
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Sense 2
grouch, grumble, scold
=> complain, kick, plain, sound off quetch, kvetch
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Grep of noun scolding
scolding
Overview of noun scolding
The noun scolding has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. chiding, scolding, objurgation -- (rebuking a person harshly)
Overview of verb scold
The verb scold has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down scold, chide, berate, bawl out remonstrate, chew out chew up have words lambaste, lambast -- (censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"; check" is archaic)
2. (1) grouch, grumble, scold -- (show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load")
Overview of adj scolding
The adj scolding has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) scolding -- (who is rebuking severely; "the scolding father")
Antonyms of adj scolding
Similarity of adj scolding
1 sense of scolding
Sense 1
scolding
Participle of verb scold (Sense 1)
=>rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down scold, chide, berate, bawl out remonstrate, chew out chew up have words lambaste, lambast
=> criticize, criticise, pick apart
Attributes of adj scolding
Familiarity of adj scolding
scolding used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj scolding
scolding
Overview of noun scolding
The noun scolding has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. chiding, scolding, objurgation -- (rebuking a person harshly)
Overview of verb scold
The verb scold has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down scold, chide, berate, bawl out remonstrate, chew out chew up have words lambaste, lambast -- (censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"; check" is archaic)
2. (1) grouch, grumble, scold -- (show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load")
Overview of adj scolding
The adj scolding has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) scolding -- (who is rebuking severely; "the scolding father")
scolding definition
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