reprimand
noun
a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
was reprimanding
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past progressiveof reprimand.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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They found Carter, whose watch on deck it was, reprimanding the lookout.
From The Mystery by Stewart Edward White
The captain, wiping his thick moustache with his short hand and raising his shoulders, was reprimanding one of the sergeants.
From The Awakening The Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy, Count
She was reprimanding the servant who had answered the bell.
From The New Magdalen by Wilkie Collins
The district superintendent stood by and was reprimanding the engine-driver, who had evidently been making some complaint about his job.
From Sergeant Silk the Prairie Scout by Robert Leighton
