rebuking

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noun

The act of giving a rebuke.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of rebuke
nounrebuking (plural rebukings)

plural rebukings

  1. The act of giving a rebuke.

    But the more the rebukings of God met thine ear, / Thou, freed from the terror, didst love Him the more; / And what in the vile only kindles up fear, / Led thee, in thy holiness, Him to adore.

    1844, William Bingham Tappan, The Daughter of the Isles, and Other Poems, page 193
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APA

rebuking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebuking

MLA

“rebuking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebuking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rebuking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebuking.

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