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- verb Present participle of
reprimand .
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Examples
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The waitstaff was wonderful--very friendly, and our waitress brought Mark a free glass of wine after she saw me "reprimanding" him for stealing too much of mine.
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The waitstaff was wonderful--very friendly, and our waitress brought Mark a free glass of wine after she saw me "reprimanding" him for stealing too much of mine.
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Kirk comes off sounding VERY WEAK and dishonest, only "reprimanding" his staffer over an issue important enough to warrant an investigation.
What could be scarier? A Review of Mark Kirk's Record Since 2005. Let's Review! Ellen Beth Gill 2006
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CALLER: I would like to know if anybody has anything to say about the letters that Prince Philip had written Diana shortly before her death kind of reprimanding her and being terse with her, to where she had to answer him with help of legal counsel.
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So, back I went, shhhing and patting and silently reprimanding my body for its lack of cooperation.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers Jack Canfield 2011
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So, back I went, shhhing and patting and silently reprimanding my body for its lack of cooperation.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers Jack Canfield 2011
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If you keep telling teachers that they're racist for trying to discipline black boys ... the schools stop reprimanding these children.
Britain's divided schools: a disturbing portrait of inequality Anushka Asthana 2010
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District Judge Alan S. Gold, only a few weeks ago, to issue a strongly worded, 50-page opinion, reprimanding prosecutors from the US Attorney's office, and requiring the government to pay $600,000 in sanctions for Mr. Acosta's subordinates 'misdeeds.
Discourse.net: FIU Makes a High-Stakes Bet on Alex Acosta 2009
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In fact, allowing people to sometimes remain silent instead of reprimanding them for not participating might lead to more oral participation in the future.
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Katherine Nolan dares you to ogle her slinky high-heel poses while reprimanding you for doing so.
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