叱る — meaning in English

English meaning

• rebuke noun A sharp expression of disapproval; a scolding.
• scold verb To criticize someone sharply, usually for doing something wrong.

Senses

叱る is used for these senses in English:

• rebuke (of a person) To criticise harshly; to reprove.
• scold (ambitransitive) To rebuke angrily.

rebuke — full definition

1. noun A sharp expression of disapproval; a scolding.
2. verb To criticize someone sharply, usually for something they did wrong.

scold — full definition

1. verb To criticize someone sharply, usually for doing something wrong.
2. noun Old-fashioned: a person, especially a woman, who habitually nags or criticizes.

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