scoldingly
- adverb
- /ˈskoʊldɪŋli/
:
con reproche
- She scoldingly cuts her eyes at Clay. # HANNA #
Examples
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"You be quiet, Pahtui," the smallest butterball turkey said scoldingly in a little girl's voice.
Fiction book (1991) -
Relieved, he shakes his head to himself scoldingly.
Fiction book (1992) -
The teacher spoke scoldingly to the students who were misbehaving in class.
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He glanced at his dog scoldingly after it chewed up his favorite shoes.
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She waved her finger scoldingly at her younger brother for not doing his chores.
Synonyms
44
2.8
In a harsh, angry way when speaking to someone
16
3.9
In a strict, serious way that shows disapproval
1
6.6
In a way that shows blame or unhappiness
1
7.9
Saying something in a very harsh and critical way
1
7.6
In a gentle, slightly scolding way
1
8.1
In a sharp, hurtful way when criticizing someone
1
8.2
In a sharply critical way that can hurt someone's feelings
In a way that shows you are not pleased with someone
In a way that shows strong disapproval
In a sharply critical way that hurts someone's feelings
In a bitter, angry way during a disagreement
In a sharp, bitter way that hurts people with words
In an angry, nagging way that criticizes others
Antonyms
How Harsh
Surface Forms
Morphology
scoldingly = scolding (transparent) = scold + ing + ly
The adverb is formed by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'scolding' giving the predictable 'in a scolding manner' meaning.
Etymology
The word scoldingly comes from the verb scold, which goes back to old words meaning 'to tell someone they are wrong' or 'to shame' them. The ending -ly, like in quickly, turns a word into an adverb, so scoldingly means doing something 'in a scolding way' or 'showing disapproval'.