chastening
present participle ofchasten
单词 | chastening |
释义 | chastening present participle ofchasten chasten verb[Tusually passive] formaluk/ˈtʃeɪ.sən/us/ˈtʃeɪ.sən/to make someoneunderstandthat they havefailedor done somethingwrongand make themwanttoimprove: He was chastened by thedefeatanddeterminedtoworkharder. Chastising & rebuking
Examplesofchasteningchastening In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. He derided authority, mocking it,chasteningit, and inviting us to laugh at our own reverence for it and for the author himself. From theCambridge English Corpus This reduced the justifiable use of ornament as embellishment, at leastchasteningits application. From theCambridge English Corpus The effect ischastening, if beyond desirable remedy. From theCambridge English Corpus It is achasteningreminder of just how school knowledge is circumscribed and censored to remain within certain unsaid but mutually understood boundaries. From theCambridge English Corpus It is certainly plausible that, in many instances, being the object of a ' sacrificial measure ' of kindness may be no less spiritually therapeutic than undergoing achasteningbout of suffering. From theCambridge English Corpus It is achasteningthought for me that the men taken hostage are probably the grandsons of men who served alongside me. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a verychasteningthought—that this field is being left to other countries to exploit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The responsibility of office, facing facts and making decisions have achasteningeffect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It ischasteningfor them, and has shown real results. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I find that achasteningand sad thought. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is achasteningthing to remember today, but it is true all the same. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have, and it is a verychasteningexperience, because the asylum seekers are extremely confused when they arrive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I accept all thechasteningremarks that were made about my first amendment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a terribly fascinating andchasteningexercise to re-read the defence debates of 1957, 1958 and 1959. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 My life is full ofchasteningexperiences today. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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