castigating (Meaning)

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castigating (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Castigate

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of Castigate

punitive, correcting, disciplinary, corrective, chastening,correctional, penalizing, penal, chastising, disciplining

nonpunitive, vindicating, vindicating, nonpunitive, compensatory,compensatory, exonerating,exculpatory, exonerating, absolving

The teacher was castigating the students for not completing their assignments on time.

His parents were castigating him for staying out past curfew.

The coach was castigating the team for their lack of effort during practice.

She found herself castigating her friend for forgetting her birthday.