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łajać — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chide verb To scold or express disapproval of someone, usually mildly.
  • scold verb To criticize someone sharply, usually for doing something wrong.
  • trounce verb To beat severely; to thrash.

Senses

łajać is used for these senses in English:

  • chide (transitive) To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
  • scold (ambitransitive) To rebuke angrily.
  • trounce (transitive) To chastise or punish physically or verbally; to scold with abusive language.

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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