Chastises

Word CHASTISES
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Definitions and meanings of "Chastises"

What do we mean by chastises?

To punish (someone), especially by corporal punishment.

To castigate; to severely scold or censure (someone).

To lightly criticize or correct (someone).

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The word "chastises" in example sentences

McCain chastises him for not going to Iraq since January 2006 so he says he will consider it. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And every year, the media chastises coaches for resting players only to wonder why they didn't do it after somebody goes down with an injury. ❋ Back Porch FanHouse (2010)

If it is, he's pretty upset about it, and chastises Swift for stooping so low, reiterating that she "still can't sing." ❋ Ruth Gerson (2010)

When he hears about Betty firing Carla, Henry, her husband, chastises her for her insensitivity to the needs of the children, who have suffered enough loss and disruption in their lives. ❋ Dr. Prudence L. Gourguechon (2010)

He was last seen kneeling over Sookie's fairy guardian Claudine, whom he'd just slaughtered, sheepishly offering a "Sorry" to Sookie, as she chastises him: "You just killed my fairy godmother!" ❋ Unknown (2011)

My aunt, always seated directly to my left, chastises me for talking too slowly, "Oh get on with it already!" she continued half jokingly "We don't have all day!" ❋ Drew Christie (2012)

Just relax for a second, Chris Harrison chastises Stacey, as Michelle sobs away into her Kleenex. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Of course, realism is not a goal, and believability is a minor concern in such movies, so any reviewer (Manly Man or otherwise) who chastises the movie based on these qualities clearly doesn't understand why this movie was made: to sell toys to children. ❋ Joshenglish (2009)

My all-time favorite thing I ever heard (yes, it was said in my presence, in a client's living room) in Spanglish is this: Woman chastises her child, who is twisting the knob on the television: "Deja de monkear con la tele o te doy una buena!" ❋ Unknown (2009)

Kathleen Parker, in one of her more unguardedly loopy columns, chastises Barack Obama for not being a tough guy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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