roasting vs scolding

roasting

noun
  • A rebuke or reprimand (usually from the recipient's point of view). 

  • The act by which something is roasted. 

adj
  • Very hot. 

scolding

noun
  • A succession of critical remarks, such as those directed by a parent towards a misbehaving child. 

How often have the words roasting and scolding occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )