reproach
verb (used with object)
to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
is reproaching
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present progressiveof reproach (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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Think of that poor girl out there, who is reproaching herself so to-day.
From V. V.'s Eyes by Henry Sydnor Harrison
In the picture captioned "Why Did You Make My Mamma Cry?" the tiny golden-haired girl is reproaching her father in evening dress.
From Ma Pettengill by Harry Leon Wilson
Anybody else might have done the same, with the whole room waiting for her; but still, she is reproaching herself like anything.’
From The Youngest Girl in the School by Evelyn Sharp
I suppose she is reproaching him for an idle devotion to art, but I cannot follow the conversation, although it is quite loud enough on both sides.
From Jersey Street and Jersey Lane Urban and Suburban Sketches by A. B. (Arthur Burdett) Frost
Say to yourself, it is useless, it has bad results, it is sinful, it is reproaching my Master, I won't.
From Quiet Talks on Service by S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon
