berate
verb (used with object)
are berating
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present progressiveof berate.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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But Harris encourages those who are berating themselves for having vaccine envy to give themselves a break.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2021
A: So in order to have their son yank up those pants and “be a man,” they are berating him and threatening to withdraw their love if he doesn’t do what they say.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2014
They are berating those in the street below now," said Abdul, "for permitting us to escape so easily.
From Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs
I feel you are berating me, girls, so far as your natures will allow; but, then, do I not speak the truth?
From Hold Up Your Heads, Girls! : Helps for Girls, in School and Out by Annie H Ryder
