scold
verb (used with object)
have scolded
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present perfectof scold.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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There may have been some who might have scolded a former president for – gasp – daring to indulge in ribald, low-brow swipes.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2024
I have scolded, complained, begged, bribed, and documented.
From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2022
They wouldn’t have told their parents, who would probably have scolded them.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2018
Sroka says the Sanders campaign is hardly condoning the behavior, pointing to occasions where staffers and the candidate himself have scolded supporters for inappropriate remarks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2016
And where another parent might have scolded a kid for being sassy with an elder as I had been, they also let that be.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
