Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upbraiding

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables: up-braid-ing
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of upbraid

adj

Reproachful; chiding; censorious.

noun

An instance of severe criticism or rebuke.

noun

An instance of vomiting

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"I wish to bring comfort and avoid upbraidings: for your own conscience will reproach you more than the voice of a preacher."
"The seed wasteth and consumeth winde, and is good against belchings and upbraidings of the stomach, alaieth gripings of the belly, provoketh urine gently, maketh abundance of milke, and stirreth up bodily lust: it staieth the laske, and also the white flux in women"

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more upbraiding (comparative) most upbraiding (superlative) upbraidings (plural)

Derived Forms

unupbraiding upbraidingly upbraidingness

Synonyms

castigation earful bawling out chewing out going-over dressing down

Questions

What does upbraiding mean?: present participle and gerund of upbraid

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