scold

[US]/skəʊld/
[UK]/skoʊld/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. to reprimand or criticize harshly
vt. to reprimand or criticize harshly
n. a reprimand or harsh criticism; a person who frequently reprimands or criticizes

Example Sentences

Don't scold so much.

scolding like a fishwife

The woman is always scolding the children in our neighbourhood.

a gentle scolding; a gentle tapping at the window.

He was scolded for being lazy.

You shouldn't scold him on the slightest pretence.

She was scolded for the disorderliness of her room.

Don't scold her, she's nothing but a child.

Don't scold the child.It's not his fault.

We scolded him for his laziness.

fibbed to escape being scolded;

His father scolded him for staying out late.

The child was scolded by his grandmother for not being more mannerly.

The young woman's parents scolded her for questioning their authority.

The employer often scolded his men on the slightest pretence.

When they scolded him, he would answer back.

I couldn't bear that Mother should scold me in the face of my friends.

You should ease up on the child and stop scolding her.

Mum took Anna away, scolding her for her bad behaviour.

My mother scolded me when I dropped the plates.

Real-world Examples

Did you hate me because I scolded you?

Source: American Family Universal Parent-Child English

I am very depressed because I got scolded by Mom.

Source: American Family Universal Parent-Child English

It looks like you're scolding us.

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

Did we just get scolded? -And judged, yeah.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

Just like that cop you scolded on the bridge yesterday.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

Hajin from my class always gets scolded by the teacher.

Source: American Family Universal Parent-Child English

So Marcus scolds himself for his laziness.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

" Do you scold me for that, smuggler" ?

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

" Alan! That was new! " his mother scolded.

Source: Crazy Element City

" Poor Pinocchio! And if the Fairy scolds you? "

Source: The Adventures of Pinocchio

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