verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Coleman chastised the board for not taking action sooner.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Fool! she chastised herself, giving herself a shake as the buzzer on the microwave announced that the chicken was ready.
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Juditha Brown sent a personal letter to the judge chastising her for her ruling.
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Just a flirt, she chastised herself, and probably a married flirt for all that.
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The traditional whipping-stick the accusation of being photographic used to chastise artists was now extended to include cinematography.
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Then some old women placed themselves at the front of the mob, alternately calming the children and half-heartedly chastising them.
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Tom chastises her for her past recklessness but agrees.