chastise
verb (used with object)
to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
is chastising
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present progressiveof chastise (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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But Schwartzman is chastising himself after going long on the next point. 30-all.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 7, 2018
But the central character, Avi, falls in love with the woman he is chastising for wearing a tank top, and suddenly: complexity.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2012
I make a guess that she is chastising the infant Isaac for taking a second lump of sugar in his tea.
From The Promised Land by Mary Antin
