chastising
verbHow many syllables in chastising?
There are 3 syllables in the word chastising.How to pronounce chastising:
Definition of chastising:
- chastising (verb):
- to scold severely
- to censure severely castigate
Synonyms for chastising:
castigating
chastening
correcting
correctional
corrective
disciplinary
disciplining
penal
penalizing
punitive
Antonyms for chastising:
nonpunishable
nonpunitive
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