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"scold severely" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It means to reprimand or criticize someone harshly or sternly. Example: The teacher scolded the students severely for not completing their homework. The phrase can also be used in a more general sense, without specifying the target of the scolding. Example: The boss scolded the entire team severely for their poor performance on the project.
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The women blamed themselves for having agreed to sex or exposing themselves to rape, and demonstrated remorse when scolded by family members: They [the family] scolded me very severely.
Will he scold her?
Tendency to scold?
She would scold him first.
"I was severely depressed.
So they scold Mrs. Thornton.
"Severely" is dodgy.
She was severely depressed.
Voters punished it severely.
"Willfulness" was severely punished.
I'll scold her later".
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