upbraiding
English
Verb
upbraiding
- present participle of upbraid
Adjective
upbraiding (comparative more upbraiding, superlative most upbraiding)
- Reproachful; chiding; censorious.
Derived terms
- upbraidingly
Noun
upbraiding (plural upbraidings)
- An instance of severe criticism or rebuke.
- 1798, Elizabeth Inchbald, Lovers' Vows, Act IV, Scene I:
- I wish to bring comfort and avoid upbraidings: for your own conscience will reproach you more than the voice of a preacher.
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References
- upbraiding in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- upbraiding in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.