Vocabulary

Form

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

verb vt
N4 freq #900

Example sentences

He was scolded by his mother.

He scolded her.

He got angry and told off his servant.

He did what he had been told; otherwise he would have been scolded.

It seems that he was badly scolded.

I was scolded by the teacher for being late.

If I'm late, I'll catch it.

I was scolded by my mother for being lazy.