upbraid
verb (used with object)
to find fault with or reproach severely; censure.
was upbraiding
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past progressiveof upbraid.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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"I'm sorry, girl," he called to his wife, who was upbraiding him, "I can't 'elp it."
From Time Magazine Archive
In vain Crito besought Socrates to take to flight, and complained that the public, was upbraiding his disciples with lack of friendship and with avarice.
From Best Russian Short Stories by Thomas Seltzer
He looked about to see who was upbraiding him; but none seemed to notice it.
From Small Means and Great Ends by M. H. (Mary Hall) Adams
My heart was upbraiding me for not having met his advances with a greater show of warmth.
From Long Live the King by Guy Boothby
In the spring an irate and long-tried father was upbraiding another only son for persistent failures at college.
From Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters by Charles King
