The teacher scolded the students for talking.
老师因为学生说话而责骂了他们。
Select the best synonym for the word “scold”:
A — reprimand. “scold” means v. to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong
The worried mother had to ______ the child for running into the busy street.
D — scold. “scold” means v. to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong
scold — v. to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. In Chinese: 责骂.
scold is pronounced /skoʊld/. It breaks into 1 syllable: scold.
The teacher scolded the students for talking. (老师因为学生说话而责骂了他们。)
reprimand, rebuke, chide — all close in meaning to scold (v. to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong).
Yes. scold appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.