reprove
verb (used with object)
to criticize or correct, especially gently.
had been reproving
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past perfect progressiveof reprove.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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And the beloved "Minister's" voice was just as grave and just as serious as if he had been reproving one of his deacons.
From The Heart's Kingdom by Maria Thompson Daviess
I was afraid, from the tone in which Madame Aurore said this, that she thought I had been reproving her.
From My Little Sister by Elizabeth Robins
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