scold
verb (used with object)
was scolding
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past progressiveof scold.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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She was scolding them, informing them that in her neighborhood, people are not supposed to act in certain ways.
From Washington Post ● May 29, 2020
I no longer remember what she was scolding me for, but I know that voice well, that of my inner judge thundering up the basement steps to flog me for my hubris.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2019
He talked to her like he was scolding a 6-year-old.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2018
Arun's story flashed in my mind in that instant I was scolding my daughter, and I became quiet.
From Inc ● Jan. 30, 2012
As Miss Lavinia was scolding one sister for a clumsy servant, she was fondling the flying, soft yellow hair of the other.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
