rebuke
verb (used with object)
to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.
had been rebuking
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past perfect progressiveof rebuke.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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She really spoke as if she had been rebuking some infringement of decorum, and Rachel was quite startled.
From Clever Woman of the Family by Charlotte Mary Yonge
Mrs. Barnes, I think, had been rebuking her with more than ordinary thoroughness.
From In the Mountains by Elizabeth von Arnim
