Scolding

verb

/ˈskoʊldɪŋ/

Word Frequency: 0.8

Definitions

1.verbTo burn with hot liquid.

"to scald the hand"

2.verbTo heat almost to boiling.

"Scald the milk until little bubbles form."

3.verbTo rebuke angrily.

4.nounA succession of critical remarks, such as those directed by a parent towards a misbehaving child.

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