scold
verb (used with object)
has been scolding
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present perfect progressiveof scold (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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"Souphanouvong has been scolding the government these many years; now he 'has the power, and we will attack him, and it will serve him right," said one opponent.
From Time Magazine Archive
"No, dear Madam, don't," cried her woman, "for he is like a lion—he has been scolding me."
From A Simple Story by G. L. Strachey
I have an odious headache, and my sister has been scolding me, and I have had such unpleasant letters.
From The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly by Charles James Lever
Nannie has been scolding us, and now she shall scold you.'
From The Carved Cupboard by Amy Le Feuvre
"Poor little thing," thought Mary, "perhaps her mother has been scolding her."
From The Motor Maids in Fair Japan by Katherine Stokes
