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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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
What is the use of a modern man saying that Christ is only a thing like Atys or Mithras, when the next moment he is reproaching Christianity for not following Christ?
From The New Jerusalem by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Think of that poor girl out there, who is reproaching herself so to-day.
From V. V.'s Eyes by Henry Sydnor Harrison
And now she is reproaching me with it.
From Redemption and two other plays by Leo Tolstoy, Count
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
