0 past simple and past participle of scold
1 to speak to someone angrily because you disapprove of their behaviour:
Employees were aware that a longer time spent trying to understand a directive would result in being scolded for not having fulfilled the directive promptly.
He praised the energetic and scolded the slack; and competition for honour proved as effective as compulsion.
Instead of dutifully keeping his mouth shut when instructed or scolded, he answered back with unbecoming impunity.
The only "hospital bureaucracy" he faced was the nursing staff, who constantly scolded him for working too hard.
I do not like to be scolded in that way.
They scolded her and talked to her and punished her, but this method had no effect at all.
I was chastised and scolded by the local sergeant, and was put on so-called "lighter duties".
Then the attitude of the public changed very much, and instead of praising that, a large part of our people were scolded for having too many children.
