All 5 Uses of
berate
in
The Book Thief
- In the case of Saumensch, it serves to castigate, berate, or plain humiliate a female.†
p. 32.8
- When she finished berating the people she worked for, Rosa Hubermann would usually move on to her other favorite theme of abuse.†
p. 43.2 *berating = criticizing severely or angrily
- She berated Liesel's naked chest as she scrubbed away.†
p. 92.1berated = criticized severely or angrily
- She berated herself.†
p. 286.4
- Mama was not the same—she didn't berate.†
p. 425.7
Definition:
criticize severely or angrily