Both Uses of
chastise
in
Queen of Babble
- Amelia Bloomer's trousers, meanwhile, finally found eager supporters in young female enthusiasts of the newly invented bicycle, and no amount of chastising from their parents, priests, or the press could induce girls to give up their "bloomers," or their bicycles.
*chastising = scolding or criticizing
- "Lizzie, Lizzie," he chastises me merrily, "I see empty glasses on this tray.†
Definition:
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(chastise) to scold or criticize