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Definition of scolding noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

scolding

noun
 
/ˈskəʊldɪŋ/
 
/ˈskəʊldɪŋ/
[usually singular]
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  1. an act of speaking angrily to somebody, especially a child, because they have done something wrong
    • I got a scolding from my mother.

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