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
"I should not be able to endure it, if—afterward—I thought you were reproaching me," says she, with a little weary smile.
From April's Lady A Novel by Margaret Wolfe Hungerford
I felt as though the Herr Rabbiner were reproaching me.
From Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch Two Stories of Jewish Life by Ulrich Frank
"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
It was almost as if the boy were reproaching him.
From Cost of Living by Ed Emshwiller
