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chastening::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chastisement, correction |
| Type of | rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval |
Examples of chastening
chastening
A frustrating day and a chastening experience for England's three fast bowlers.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Chastening, then, that there are only eight of them after 66 years of building.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It has been another chastening Heineken Cup campaign for the Aviva Premiership.
From the guardian.co.uk
Thousand-year blocks of time enforce a chastening standard of weight and scale.
From the time.com
But for Mr Brown, a stumbling economy will be an especially chastening experience.
From the economist.com
They are better than this but it was still a couple of chastening batterings.
From the guardian.co.uk
This was a huge victory for the President, but it should be a chastening one.
From the swampland.time.com
So far, 1987 has been a checkered and chastening year for the Rev. Oral Roberts, 69.
From the time.com
United's last Champions League final proved a deeply chastening experience.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- Chastise: censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
- Restrain
- Tame: correct by punishment or discipline
- (chastening) correction: a rebuke for making a mistake
- (Chastening) Chastity is sexual behavior of a man or woman acceptable to the moral norms and guidelines of a culture, civilization, or religion.
- To punish (in order to bring about improvement in behavior, attitude, etc.); to restrain, moderate; To make chaste; to purify; To punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement; to discipline; To render humble or restrained
- Administer spiritual discipline.
