scold
verb (used with object)
have been scolding
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present perfect progressiveof scold.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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"Now, child," she said gaily, "don't cry, or Cornelius, whom I hear coming down after you, will think I have been scolding my future sister- in-law."
From Daisy Burns (Volume 2) by Julia Kavanagh
But now you begin to question me, I cannot say that my—my mistrust shall I call it—or aversion? is much better founded than the prejudices I have been scolding poor Marian for.
From The Two Guardians or, Home in This World by Charlotte Mary Yonge
I have been scolding him to such a degree, my dear Catherine, you would be quite amazed.
From Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
You have been scolding about that all the afternoon.”
From Lola by Owen Davis
"And I have been scolding Miriam because they have given me no chance with the baby," rumbled Adare.
From God's Country—And the Woman by James Oliver Curwood
