chasten
verb (used with object)
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
is chastening
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present progressiveof chasten (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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Although failure to match is chastening, U.S. graduates have an excellent chance at finding a program the next year.
From Slate ● Apr. 2, 2015
It is chastening to read William Goldman's classic Adventures in the Screen Trade and be reminded that Eddie Murphy ruled the 80s, Burt Reynolds the 70s.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 11, 2011
Perhaps that accounts for the relative absence of rage now, though it is chastening to be told that UK banks accounted for a quarter of lending in Ireland at the peak.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 8, 2010
Suffering is chastening her; I have great faith in that for there is no doubt that trials and suffering strengthen a nation just as they strengthen individuals.
From On the Fringe of the Great Fight by George G. (George Gallie) Nasmith
He is chastening me; it is His pleasure that the guilty escape and the innocent be punished.
From The Life of George Borrow by Herbert George Jenkins
