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scolding

How many syllables in scolding?

  2 syllables

Divide scolding into syllables:   scold-ing
Stressed syllable in scolding:   scold-ing
How to say scolding:

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Synonyms for scolding


2 syllables
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  • harangue
  • rebuke
  • reproof
3 syllables
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    What rhymes with scolding

    2 syllables
    • bolding
    • Golding
    • molding
    • folding
    • holding
    • moulding
    3 syllables
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