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upbraiding::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bawling out, castigation, chewing out, dressing down, earful, going-over |
| Type of | rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval |
| Derivation | upbraid |
Examples of upbraiding
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Her upbraiding of players on the sideline and in the locker room can be blistering.
From the nytimes.com
Jones became angry and aggressive, upbraiding his bosses for their audacity.
From the charlotteobserver.com
And even in September, Cain was upbraiding Democrats for ignoring great economic news.
From the swampland.time.com
Brian Westbrook shuffled down the hallway like Fred Sanford intent on upbraiding Lamont.
From the philly.com
Rhee, who is used to being the one who does the upbraiding, clearly wasn't having a good time.
From the washingtonpost.com
Perhaps we should pause before upbraiding celebs for banking millions for a couple of days'work.
From the independent.co.uk
Yet when it comes to publicly upbraiding the Chinese, other companies may be less willing to cooperate.
From the businessweek.com
Palin countered on Facebook, upbraiding Reddy for not reading the WSJ on grocery stores faced with higher food costs.
From the theatlantic.com
In the second, she is a mannish art critic, upbraiding the 21st-century George for being stuck in his chromolumes.
From the lohud.com
- Reproach: express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"
- (upbraiding) castigation: a severe scolding
- The act of reproaching; contumely; To criticize severely; To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; -- followed by with or for, and formerly of, before the thing imputed; To reprove severely; to rebuke; to chide; To treat with contempt; To ...
- (upbraiding) An instance of severe criticism or rebuke; Reproachful; chiding; censorious
- (v.) to criticize or scold severely (The last thing Lindsay wanted was for Lisa to upbraid her again about missing the rent payment.)
- To reprove sharply; reproach.
