are reprimanding

• present progressive

  present progressive

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

  of reprimand.
  reprimand

  noun

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

Related Words

• admonish
• castigate
• censure
• chide
• criticize
• denounce
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