rebuke
verb (used with object)
to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.
was rebuking
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past progressiveof rebuke.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Greene, herself a Christian, has since walked back her remarks, claiming that she was rebuking church leadership rather than the Catholic Church writ large.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2022
His rough accent made it hard for me to tell if he was rebuking the older student, but his dark Cealdish face showed definite reproach.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
While I was drying them at the fire, and Carrie was rebuking me for scorching them, Cummings came in.
From Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith
"Paul!" said Constance, warningly; but he was too much worked up to understand that she was rebuking him.
From Dr. Adriaan by Louis Couperus
In his famous speech at Bristol, in 1780, he was rebuking the intolerance of those who bitterly taunted him for the support of the measure for the relaxation of the Penal Code.
From Burke by John Morley
