scold
verb (used with object)
are scolding
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present progressiveof scold.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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You are scolding someone else for using Twitter for shameless self-promotion?
From Washington Times ● Dec. 31, 2017
She returns to the surface, laughing, and it looks like the lifeguards are scolding her, but she doesn’t care.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
The politicians are scolding, and the newspapers are scolding, and most of the fellows I know are scolding.
From The Beauty and the Bolshevist by Alice Duer Miller
"That is why you are scolding me," said Camilla, with her pretty smile.
From Capricious Caroline by Effie Adelaide Rowlands
"There, there, father, if you are so vehement, Mr. West will think you are scolding him," laughingly interposed Edith.
From Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 by Edward Bellamy
