Word: scolding
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: scol
ding
Definition: A succession of critical remarks, such as those directed by a parent towards a misbehaving child.
Morphemes:
Affix: scold
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.