upbraiding
the act or words of a person who upbraids; severe reproof or censure: an upbraiding from one's superiors.
severely reproachful or reproving; censorious: upbraiding remarks.
Origin of upbraiding
1Other words from upbraiding
- up·braid·ing·ly, adverb
- self-up·braid·ing, noun
- un·up·braid·ing, adjective
- un·up·braid·ing·ly, adverb
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How to use upbraiding in a sentence
At the weekend, her only son, John Hancock, 36, went public, upbraiding his mother for failing to provide security for her family.
Gina Rinehart, One of World’s Richest Women, Embroiled in a Family Feud | Raymond Bonner | February 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBe ashamed of upbraiding speeches before friends: and after thou hast given, upbraid not.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousAt first he adopted a high moral tone, upbraiding me for my fault and threatening to inform against me.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxCould I fail my promise, I should imagine the spirit of his father (as I presume he was) looking down and upbraiding me.
The Children of the New Forest | Captain MarryatAfter upbraiding me for leaving the Hall, she demanded for what Blond had so earnestly desired to see me?
The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. III | Sophia Reeve
After upbraiding Mary, she agreed to pay for the mutton, and the matter was thus compromised.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events | S. Baring-Gould
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