reprove
verb (used with object)
to criticize or correct, especially gently.
am reproving
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present progressiveof reprove (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"May I request that in future you will be good enough not to interfere when I am reproving my servants," he remarked.
From The Shuttle by Frances Hodgson Burnett
I can see you are ready to cry at this moment, though I am reproving you for it; aye, even now, in spite of my commands.'
From The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Ward Radcliffe
It is for this that I am reproving thee.'
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
