scolding

From Wiktionary

Noun[change]

Singular
scolding

Plural
scoldings

  1. (countable) A scolding is a series of critical comments, like those used to teach children when they do not behave.

Verb[change]

Plain form
scold

Third-person singular
scolds

Past tense
scolded

Past participle
scolded

Present participle
scolding

  1. The present participle of scold.