reproach
verb (used with object)
to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
reproachingly
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a word derived from
reproach.
Example Sentences
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Thus she spoke reproachingly from day to day, and the words stung Puniaiki’s heart with much pain.
From Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends by Thomas G. (Thomas George) Thrum
"That was very kind of you," I said, at which my wife looked at me somewhat reproachingly.
From The Stories of the Three Burglars by Frank Richard Stockton
Fernand when he came back, found her gloomy and reserved; then, as he essayed to wean her from her dark thoughts, she responded petulantly and even reproachingly.
From Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf by George W. M. (George William MacArthur) Reynolds
“Yes,” said Matilda, reproachingly, “you went away and left me very willingly, though it was to wait on a person you never saw before.”
From The Barbadoes Girl A Tale for Young People by Mrs. Hofland
You see her sometimes look reproachingly upon me.
From Jasper Lyle by Harriet Ward
