scold

Example Sentences

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“You should have went call me when you started feeling bad,” Auntie Nina scolds gently.

From Literature

"You should have been united and thought in a politically intelligent way to ensure we got one or two women elected," she scolds the women.

From BBC

His ancestor, he said, scolded the British: "You found a port as prosperous as a fine hen -- you took its eggs, plucked its feathers and now you spit its bones back at us."

From Barron's

At concerts, he chats with the audience, takes requests, sometimes stopping mid-song to adjust the arrangement, or to scold his fans for spending too much time recording, instead of being present.

From BBC

“You left those on too long on the first side, by the way,” Mari scolded.

From Literature