scold
Third Person
scolds
Present Participle
scolding
Past Tense
scolded
Past Participle
scolded
1
to criticize in a severe and harsh manner
transitive
- The manager scolds employees who consistently arrive late to work.
- He scolded the team members who failed to meet the project deadlines last month.
- If the behavior continues, the coach will scold the players during the upcoming practice.
- If the mistake is repeated, the instructor would scold the trainee.
- The policy recommends that teachers not scold students in a way that damages their self-esteem.
2
to make a series of sharp and angry calls, often used by birds to warn potential threats or predators
- The mother robin scolded loudly from her nest when she saw the cat approaching.
- The territorial magpie scolded fiercely at any intruders encroaching on its territory.
- As the hawk circled overhead, the smaller birds scolded incessantly.
- The crow scolded persistently as it swooped down to drive away the owl that had ventured too close to its roost.
- From the bushes, the cardinal scolded vehemently at the approaching human.