Example Sentences

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“Nala, nala”—Take it, take it—she said, as if she were scolding me.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

Running up a tall tree he came upon two red Squirrels in one nest, but before he could get his paws upon one of them they were scolding angrily from the topmost bough.

From Wigwam Evenings Sioux Folk Tales Retold by Deming, Edwin Willard

They were scolding me, saying that when they were there no one would have to pay a cent.

From The Life of Lazarillo of Tormes; his fortunes and misfortunes as told by himself by Rudder, Robert S.

The boy stood and looked out of the window, scowling at some sparrows which were scolding and chattering.

From Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Volume I by Masson, Thomas L.

The hares were not gentle and good; they were fretful, and before long they were scolding and fighting again.

From The Book of Nature Myths by Holbrook, Florence