- present participle of castigate.
castigating
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"Malema gave an alternative voice, castigating the government. It's a welcome break from the usual talk."
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2023
Besides, the grand majority of those castigating “Barbie” hadn’t seen it, he said, adding that he would like to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
Upping the ante, Algeria’s official news agency published a statement castigating French secret services as seeking “the definitive break with Algeria.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2023
On the left, meanwhile, publicly castigating the big asset managers on ESG, including calling for senior executives to resign, risks creating a bunker mentality that could lead the firms to disengage from the broader debate.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2023
No more arguing and citing examples and quoting the famous dead and castigating the infamous living.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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