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scolded

/ˈskəʊldɪd/

/ˈskoʊldɪd/

Translations

scoldverb

scolded

Past Simple

scolded

Past Simple

scolded

Past Participle

scolding

Gerund

/skəʊld/

/skoʊld/

The teacher scolded the students for not completing their homework.

Le professeur a réprimandé les élèves pour ne pas avoir fait leurs devoirs.

The mother scolded her child for lying.

La mère a grondé son enfant pour avoir menti.

Additional translations

râlerAu sens de se plaindre ou de fulminer avec irritation.

Synonyms

Antonyms

scoldverb

To reprimand or criticize someone angrily.

The teacher scolded the students for not completing their homework.

To utter harsh or angry complaints; to rebuke angrily without necessarily directing the criticism at a specific person.

The neighbors could hear her scold for hours about the state of the garden.