berating

Meanings

Plural: beratings

Noun

• a severe rebuke
  • "he deserved the berating that the coach gave him"
• A scolding.

Verb

• censure severely or angrily
• present participle and gerund of berate

Synonyms

bawl out, berate, blowing up, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce