- present participle of reproach.
reproaching
Example Sentences
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Instead of reproaching her, he ended up comforting her and patting her on the shoulder, she said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2022
It appeared clear to Elder that the presidential candidate was reproaching the journalist out for waffling on an important story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2021
The current reproaching of Amazon in the popular press often traces back to Mr. Bezos.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2021
When, in the 1930s, some of the remaining Nordophiles began reproaching the Up Helly Aa committee for allowing guizers to choose fancy dress over Viking tunics, Charles Manson, the committee secretary, replied emphatically.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2015
His daughter Barbara was reproaching him for writing ridiculous letters to the newspapers.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
