How do you use Berating in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like rebuke or reproof, plus the exact meaning.
Berating meaning
present participle and gerund of berate
Synonyms of Berating
Using Berating
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of berate
- Useful related words include: blowing up, rebuke, reproof, reproval.
- In the example corpus, berating often appears in combinations such as: berating the, berating him, and berating.
Context around Berating
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Berating
- In this selection, "berating" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, irate, man, 2015, security, comments and case stand out and add context to how "berating" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a more berating and harsh and actress imagined berating not only. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "berating" sits close to words such as aachen, abayomi and abbots, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with berating
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
No point berating the officials, we shouldn’t expect anything better. (11 words)
On the show, he was often irate, berating his fellow-panelists and cursing. (13 words)
When someone is berating you for something, respond with a whisper instead of a shout. (15 words)
An American Airlines passenger was thrown off a flight last week after berating her travel companion and smashing a laptop on him while the plane was still at the departure gate, according to a viral video of the incident. (39 words)
As if this weren’t an outrageous enough display of chutzpah, MK Yorai Lahav Hertzanu, from opposition leader Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid Party, jumped onto and over the table, lunging at Rothman while berating him. (36 words)
Often listening in the background, reacting to the situations Richard finds himself in, and guiding his responses, Captain Excellent acts as a Jiminy-Cricket-type of personal conscience — albeit a more berating and harsh one. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
As if this weren’t an outrageous enough display of chutzpah, MK Yorai Lahav Hertzanu, from opposition leader Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid Party, jumped onto and over the table, lunging at Rothman while berating him.
Despite how often Edward Elric wrecks his automail, Winry Rockbell is always willing to repair his broken arm and leg, though not without berating him for his recklessness.
In the past two weeks, Fousey has been involved in several incidents, including getting banned for life from MGM Resorts for berating security during a live stream.
No point berating the officials, we shouldn’t expect anything better.
On the show, he was often irate, berating his fellow-panelists and cursing.
The wild footage shows an angry man berating another male passenger because he had fallen asleep on his shoulder.
When someone is berating you for something, respond with a whisper instead of a shout.
A man wearing a yellow hat was berating a stranger moments after boarding the northbound A train at the Nostrand Avenue station.
But not a white man who was caught on video in 2015 berating another white man about his white privilege, declaring that he settled Brooklyn.
His assertion did not sit down well with many, especially Christians who thronged to the comment section with berating comments.
Many former employees recalled Ms. Kaplan’s publicly berating case managers, who are young, low-ranking employees.
Often listening in the background, reacting to the situations Richard finds himself in, and guiding his responses, Captain Excellent acts as a Jiminy-Cricket-type of personal conscience — albeit a more berating and harsh one.
The actress imagined berating, “‘Not only will you never work again, actually you will go to jail for this, you idiot.
A man brandishing a bible crashed his car moments after berating worshipers in a mosque prompting the bomb squad to examine his van.
Court officers were heard using racial slurs and berating minority litigants about the clothes they wore.
I think, Hillary Clinton if she continues berating Tulsi Gabbard’s afraid that she’ll go independent and so-called, take away some votes in key states.
Oh wise and wonderful Trump, help us stop the coronavirus Andrew MacDougall writes in that berating the U.S. president will get Americans nowhere.
To berate Israel for its actions against creating a Palestinian state without also berating Abbas and the Arab world for their unrelenting opposition to Israel’s existence supports Israel’s enemies.
An American Airlines passenger was thrown off a flight last week after berating her travel companion and smashing a laptop on him while the plane was still at the departure gate, according to a viral video of the incident.
Hepi broke the victim's phone, then began berating her over why she would not enter a relationship with him.
Common combinations with berating
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: