Definition of "chastising" [chastising]

• Present participle of chastise. (verb)

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• "Have not been able to verify if this is legitimate — but, presuming this is not a scam, here is Putin chastising the U.S. for embracing Communism:"
• "If they continued perverse among themselves and with him, it would be necessary to come with a rod; that is, to exert his apostolical power in chastising them, by making some examples, and inflicting some diseases and corporal punishments, or by other censures for their faults."
• "Yaqub recalled chastising her for spending $250 on a Dior bracelet when she could have purchased a knockoff for $10."