A berating or scolding.
a class that primarily consists of a (weekly or other regularly held) lecture (as in sense 1)
A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.
To preach, to berate, to scold.
To teach (somebody) by giving a speech on a given topic.
A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.
Of birds, to make harsh vocalisations in aggression.
Of birds, to make vocalisations that resemble human scolding.
To rebuke angrily.