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scold

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﹒To find fault with someone in an angry or rebuking manner.

﹒To reprimand or criticize someone severely.

Examples

﹒My mother had to scold me for tracking mud all over the clean kitchen floor.

﹒It is not effective to scold a puppy for accidents that happened hours ago.

﹒The teacher did not want to scold the student in front of the entire class.

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