reproach
verb (used with object)
to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
were reproaching
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past progressiveof reproach.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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He shook his head, sadly and heavily, as if he were reproaching her and it was a sorrow to him, but he was doing it for her own good.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
A coarse man of the world might have stifled the tender voices that were reproaching him, and have gone on his way uncaring that his conduct— Hardened a' within, And petrified the feeling.
From Robert Burns by John Campbell Shairp
He spoke hurriedly, without a single pause or the smallest hesitation, as if he were reproaching himself for not having entrusted her with all his secrets before—as if he were begging her pardon.
From Virgin Soil by R. S. Townsend
The men looked on sadly; they had always accepted his bounty, and now they were reproaching themselves.
From The Music Master Novelized from the Play by Charles Klein
"No. But you spoke at first as if you were reproaching me for changing my mind."
From Cecilia A Story of Modern Rome by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
