berate
verb (used with object)
is berating
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present progressiveof berate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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In a 16th century Scottish castle, the overbearing Los Angeles Chicano who rarely says his name without attaching the appellation “the trillion-dollar man” is berating 24 students, each of whom paid $30,000 for the privilege.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2021
This is true even when he is berating Washington’s political establishment, which he does often these days as the host of a morning show on Live 95.3, a talk-radio station in Florence, S.C.
From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2015
One minute Edwin is warm and loving, the next he is berating Mary or Johnny.
From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2010
