castigate
verb (used with object)
to criticize or reprimand severely.
castigating
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present participleof castigate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The organization even purchased a full-page advertisement in The Times castigating Mayor Eric Garcetti for not helping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
On the left, meanwhile, publicly castigating the big asset managers on ESG, including calling for senior executives to resign, risks creating a bunker mentality that could lead the firms to disengage from the broader debate.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2023
There were similar scenes from West Ham's players at Southampton, castigating Peter Bankes for not ruling out Saints' opener, while Hammers boss David Moyes said the VAR needed "to go to Specsavers".
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2022
Bing Lin, a third-year Ph.D. student under Dr. David Wilcove in the Program in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy at Princeton University, urged against castigating all wet markets.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2022
Jefferson’s highly moralistic language castigating George III and the English government in the Declaration of Independence was not just propaganda, at least for Jefferson.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
