reproach
verb (used with object)
to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
are reproaching
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present progressiveof reproach.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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"I understand it, sir," said the friend who accompanied Balby, "these people are reproaching you."
From Frederick the Great and His Family by Mrs. Chapman Coleman
Prof. Harnack and similar people are reproaching us, I understand, for having broken "the bond of Teutonism"—a bond which the Prussians have strictly observed, both in breach and observance.
From New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index by Various
Now I've stumbled on a soporific philosophy, and am getting all I can out of the anaesthesia, and you are reproaching me.
From Quaint Courtships by William Dean Howells
"While you are reproaching me, Mr. Whippleton is raising money on the notes of the firm."
From Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk by Oliver Optic
“My dear uncle,” said the youth, “you are reproaching me.”
From Callista : a Tale of the Third Century by John Henry Newman
