upbraid
verb (used with object)
to find fault with or reproach severely; censure.
upbraidingly
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a word derived from
upbraid.
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a word derived from
upbraiding.
Example Sentences
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He would have continued to watch and listen until daylight peered upbraidingly through the chinks in the exit doors but for the sudden appearance of Susie Capper, dressed for the street.
From Who Cares? a story of adolescence by Cosmo Hamilton
“Impracticable man, have you no fear?” demanded the foiled Montigny upbraidingly.
From The Advocate by Charles Heavysege
Mind, I don’t speak this upbraidingly, because I know that you didn’t know where I was.
From Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 by William Aldis Wright
"You 've done this at your own peril, Miss Henderson," said Lady Dorothea, half upbraidingly.
From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) by Charles James Lever
Nat produced his treasure very unwillingly, and told Bet upbraidingly that if she had slept one moment longer, so as to allow St. Jude's clock to strike nine, he might have retained his treasure.
From A Girl of the People by L. T. Meade
