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Meanings of reproof in inglés

catalán
reprimenda

An act or expression of criticism and censure.

reprimenda
portugués
condenar
catalán
renyar
español
reprender a gritos

Censure severely or angrily.

reprender a gritos
Usage of reproof in inglés
1
She inflicted reproof in the present without excluding hope in the future.
Man and Wife
2
The latter seemed hurt by the reproof; but it left him thoughtful.
The Home Mission
3
She looks at the intruder as much in reproof as in surprise.
Writing the Photoplay
4
Further accounts given in this chapter prove the injustice of the reproof.
In the World War
5
He said this in gentle reproof of his spirited daughter; and then,-
For Love of Country: A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the ...
6
The abashed governess received the reproof of her principal on all fours.
Mrs. Day's Daughters
7
She was no subject for angry reproof; but for pity and forbearance.
All's for the Best
8
He is the only man to whom Alfred will listen in reproof.
King Alfred's Viking: A Story of the First English Fleet
9
In any case, it seems to have been only a solitary reproof.
Haydn
10
Flora glanced at him in amused reproof, and Hardie turned to Grant.
Ranching for Sylvia
11
Yes, Stephen; I can bear your reproof, for I am too hot-headed.
Marguerite Verne; Or, Scenes from Canadian Life
12
Port abandoned his intended remonstrance and reproof and proceeded to answer it.
The Uncle of an Angel / 1891
13
Lysander's voice died on his lips; the reproof struck home to him.
Pausanias, the Spartan; The Haunted and the Haunters / An Unfini...
14
But he did not let us hear a word of the reproof.
Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood
15
The reproof was so gentle that no one could have been offended.
The Lady of the Shroud
16
The quiet insight of the reproof, its mitigating kindness, touched him sharply.
The Masquerader
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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