chastise
verb (used with object)
to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
have been chastising
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present perfect progressiveof chastise.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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It is not a new message: Central bankers have been chastising government leaders for not providing more aggressive stimulus for years.
From Washington Post
He shrugged when he ought to have been chastising; and he stormed when he ought to have held his tongue.
From The Master of the Shell by Talbot Baines Reed
