EnglishMain Dictionary
scold
Universal Words
verb
~ sb (for sth / for doing sth) (formal) to speak angrily to sb, especially a child, because they have done sth wrong
SYNTELLOFF:
[VN] He scolded them for arriving late. [also Vspeech, V]
scolding noun [usuallysing.]:
I got a scolding from my mother.