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
"D'you know, Mrs. Carey has been scolding me on your account?" said Miss Wilkinson, when they were sauntering through the kitchen garden.
From Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham
The cavaliere here has been scolding me all the way up-stairs for not bringing Count Marescotti sooner to you.
From The Italians by Frances Elliot
I hope my sister has been scolding you for not coming to the wedding, Heron.
From Under False Pretences A Novel by Adeline Sergeant
