scold
verb (used with object)
is scolding
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present progressiveof scold (3rd person singular).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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Her tone is scolding, full of maternal frustration.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2024
As he approaches a second term, Gov. Gavin Newsom is scolding local governments for failing to conquer homelessness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2022
This may seem ironic coming at the end of this article, but sometimes the only thing worse than tweeting dumb things about a death is scolding others for tweeting dumb things about a death.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2014
There's nothing mads or moves her more to outrage than but the very naming of a wisp, or if you sing or whistle when she is scolding.
From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various
Tell me everything,—who is scolding me, or whatever they may be saying.
From Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales by Leo Tolstoy, Count
