rebuke
verb (used with object)
to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.
are rebuking
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present progressiveof rebuke.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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Newspapers say Mr Abe made an indirect reference to Beijing Media in China are rebuking Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for justifying Tokyo's recent defence budget increase.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2013
“I am afraid,” Mr Musgrave said, with an insight which Peggy had not credited him with possessing, “that you are rebuking me for impertinence.”
From Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor by F.E. Mills Young
