The laboratory supervisor gave a stern scolding to the technician who had failed to record the temperature readings accurately.
实验室主管严厉责骂了未能准确记录温度读数的技术员。
Which choice best defines “scolding”?
D — An angry reprimand or criticism. “scolding” means an angry reprimand or criticism.
Which word means “an angry reprimand or criticism”?
B — scolding. “scolding” means an angry reprimand or criticism.
scolding — an angry reprimand or criticism. In Chinese: 责骂.
scolding is pronounced /ˈskoʊldɪŋ/.
The laboratory supervisor gave a stern scolding to the technician who had failed to record the temperature readings accurately. (实验室主管严厉责骂了未能准确记录温度读数的技术员。)
reprimand, rebuke, chastisement — all close in meaning to scolding (an angry reprimand or criticism).
praise, commendation — each the opposite of scolding (an angry reprimand or criticism).
Yes. scolding is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.