reproach
verb (used with object)
to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
had been reproaching
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past perfect progressiveof reproach.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 had been reproaching herself for her neglect of the child; she had meant to do so much for him and had done nothing!
From The Prodigal Judge by Vaughan Kester
He had been reproaching himself for having been wanting in dignity, in showing his grief before the Bertauds.
From The Mystery of Orcival by Émile Gaboriau
It seemed as if she had been reproaching him, as if some explanation had passed, and I heard him say that from henceforth they could only be brother and sister.
From East Lynne by Mrs. Henry Wood
And I had been reproaching myself for not having adjured more sternly that ill demon of perversity.
From Stories by Foreign Authors: German — Volume 1 by Various
Pamela's conscience had been reproaching her all that afternoon.
From The Truants by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
