Explore Chastening through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like correction or chastisement. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Chastening meaning
present participle and gerund of chasten
Synonyms of Chastening
Using Chastening
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of chasten
- Useful related words include: correction, chastisement, rebuke, reproof.
- In the example corpus, chastening often appears in combinations such as: was chastening, chastening evening, chastening experience.
Context around Chastening
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Chastening
- In this selection, "chastening" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, too, similarly, evening, experience and cup stand out and add context to how "chastening" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after similarly chastening reversals to and after some chastening london derbies. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "chastening" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with chastening
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
There is nothing too chastening for Chelsea there. (8 words)
They never troubled City’s stand-in goalkeeper Stefan Ortega throughout a chastening cup tie. (15 words)
After some chastening London derbies in the recent past, that was much more like it for Spurs and Postecoglou. (19 words)
Elsewhere at the weekend, Rhu’s Glasgow Colleges FA squad lost 4-1 away to Rosebank United on Saturday morning, while the club’s over-35s fell to a chastening 6-1 defeat against Glasgow on the Ball at Hermitage Academy on Friday night. (44 words)
Probably the biggest crumb of comfort you could take from a chastening experience such as this is that it was a very un-Everton-like performance in terms of what we’ve come to expect from Sean Dyche’s side this season. (42 words)
Watford responded to its chastening 8-0 loss to Man City in the Premier League on Saturday by beating second-tier Swansea 2-1, with Danny Welbeck scoring his first goal since an offseason move from Arsenal. (37 words)
Example sentences (15)
County’s last meeting with United was a chastening evening for the Highlanders at Tannadice, with the 3-0 defeat sending them to the foot of the Premiership.
Probably the biggest crumb of comfort you could take from a chastening experience such as this is that it was a very un-Everton-like performance in terms of what we’ve come to expect from Sean Dyche’s side this season.
Sheffield United are currently enjoying a break away from Premier League action as they look to use the international break as a way of recharging from what's been a chastening experience so far.
They never troubled City’s stand-in goalkeeper Stefan Ortega throughout a chastening cup tie.
After some chastening London derbies in the recent past, that was much more like it for Spurs and Postecoglou.
Elsewhere at the weekend, Rhu’s Glasgow Colleges FA squad lost 4-1 away to Rosebank United on Saturday morning, while the club’s over-35s fell to a chastening 6-1 defeat against Glasgow on the Ball at Hermitage Academy on Friday night.
Fresh off the elation of a penalty shootout win – and in total contrast to the chastening defeat that Barça suffered – Real Madrid should enough to beat their old rivals, even after playing 120 minutes in midweek.
The elite clubs could be alienated by the chastening nature of some his setbacks, whether losing 3-0 at Bournemouth or 4-0 at Luton.
There is nothing too chastening for Chelsea there.
These were “sobering and chastening times”, Bromley Council leader Colin Smith told members at the special meeting of the authority’s urgency committee and executive.
After similarly chastening reversals to England and Wales during the Six Nations, Saturday’s showing only adds to the concern surrounding Ireland, and the form of key players, as the World Cup draws ever closer.
Lampard is certain to be in the frame to take over at Chelsea if Maurizio Sarri is dismissed, but this was a chastening evening.
Watford responded to its chastening 8-0 loss to Man City in the Premier League on Saturday by beating second-tier Swansea 2-1, with Danny Welbeck scoring his first goal since an offseason move from Arsenal.
His wonderfully quick feet have yielded two tries in his last three games and earned him a first Premiership start at 15 this weekend, a far cry from his chastening first week at the club last January.
Thus, Isaiah's chastening of Hezekiah is due to his alliances made with other countries during the Assyrian conflict for insurance.
Common combinations with chastening
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: