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
As the Doctor hurried away he was upbraiding himself for having been absent from his patients not less than three whole hours.
From A Melody in Silver by Keene Abbott
She was upbraiding her mother about Captain Winstanley.
From Vixen, Volume III. by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
He was pouring out his penitence, he was upbraiding himself.
From Ovington's Bank by Stanley J. Weyman
The sweat was cold upon her face; but Throckmorton was upbraiding her in a lofty nasal voice.
From The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court by Ford Madox Ford
