57 Verbs to Use for the Word reproof

If so, why did Monk, without betraying a sign of feeling the reproof, continue in French?

On occasion of a trifling skirmish magnified by rumour to gigantic dimensions, the land army and the naval force of the Romans, and even the Italians, ran off homeward, and Cato found it necessary to address a special reproof to his countrymen for their cowardice.

If it be so, we are most heartily sorry for it, and have no hesitation in saying, that had we suspected that young author, of being so delicately nerved, we should have administered our reproof in a much more lenient shape and style.

" CHAPTER XXIV Rolfe was spending a quiet evening in his room after a trying day's inquiries into a confidence trick case; inquiries so fruitless that they had brought down on his head an official reproof from Inspector Chippenfield.

For a moment she wondered if perhaps he came to reprove her for too many questionings, and rose up and advanced a little towards him with folded hands and a thankful heart, to receive the reproof if it should be so,for whether it were praise or whether it were blame, it was from the Father, and a great honor and happiness to receive.

The king of Media accepts his reproofs and admires his wisdom; the nobles of Media are won by his urbanity and magnanimity.

He took my reproof in good part, protesting that he had had only a glimpse of the bird, and had taken it for a possible gallinule.

The father regrets reproof of son for political views.

He is too apt to express himself lightly, and cannot be sorry for the present occasion, as it has called forth a reproof so Christian-like." Lamb thought the poet to be James Montgomery, but it was in reality Charles Abraham Elton.

" Crewe delivered his reproof with such good humour that Rolfe stared at him, as if unable to make out what his visitor was driving at.

Why bring'st thou the charge That I a blameful life do lead, whilst thine Deserves reproof?

Could she only have been persuaded that it was right to yield to her naturally cheerful temper, she would have been a delightful companion at all times; but her sadness frequently affected her friends, and even drew forth an occasional reproof.

I expect a severe reproof from you, and pray do not send me any money.

I do it when I sit by the Bishop of London, and with both hands when I sit by the Archbishop.' Be gave a capital reproof to a lively young M.P. who was accompanying him after dinner to one of the solemn evening receptions at Lambeth Palace during the life of the late Archbishop of Canterbury.

The same day it happed that Sara, daughter of Raguel in the city of Medes, that she was rebuked and heard reproof of one of the handmaidens of her father.

We therefore should so perform it as not to incur that reproof: "This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

"Mr. Thurnall!" said Grace, in a tone of sad and most meaning reproof.

At all events they enjoyed the meeting with Johnson, and Hannah More needed a second reproof that was conveyed to her through Miss Reynolds.

" "Mine never gave me sorrow but the hour in which they died," said the fisherman, uttering a severe but mild reproof.

when I told the Maid this thing, that she did well go to earn a sharp reproof, she turned in a quick instant, and came close to me, all tender and small and to need to be nigh to me.

The family sit down to their repast on the deck; the men keep an eye to windward and a hand on the tiller; the mother knots the cord that goes around the baby's waist into an iron ring, and, feeling secure against the bantling's falling overboard, chats sociably, occasionally enforcing a mild reproof to a vagabond son by a tap on the head with her chopstick.

In his anguish he tried to sing alto, and made a peculiar rasping sound that tore a reproof for him off the teacher's nerves.

but then he generally seemed sorry afterward for the trouble which he had thus occasioned, and he bore reproof, and such punishments as his cousin thought it necessary to inflict, with so much good-humor, that they all readily forgave him for his faults and misdemeanors.

he answered, and for an instant his eyes flashed reproof into hers.

This subtle flattery was evidently meant to forestall reproof.

57 Verbs to Use for the Word  reproof