am reprimanding

• present progressive

  present progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.

  of reprimand (1st person singular).
  reprimand

  noun

  a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.

Related Words

• admonish
• castigate
• censure
• chide
• criticize
• denounce
• rebuke
• reproach
• upbraid