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to upbraid
01
to criticize someone for doing or saying something that one believes to be wrong
Transitive: to upbraid sb for an action or behavior
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
upbraid
3rd person singular
upbraids
Present participle
upbraiding
Past simple
upbraided
Past participle
upbraided
Examples
The teacher upbraided the student for cheating on the exam.
Lexical Tree
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