What is "berating"

Usage examples of "berating".

Sascha sprang forward to protect Tiria, berating himself for not anticipating an attack.

Skimming over the harbor, Jim Tillek managed to be everywhere, encouraging and berating his crews.

Menolly heard Silvina berating them and telling them to get off to their beds, what did they think they knew about fire lizards?

Instead, Rocky spun round his head, berating him, his jewel-faceted eyes spinning violently red and or ange in anger.

Shielding his eyes, F'lessan glanced at the lowering sun and then, berating himself for his forgetfulness, looked at his wristwatch.

Wulfgar expected a berating that perhaps he deserved, given his actions.

A single, injured worg sat beside the trio, snarling, growling, licking its wounds, and turning a hateful eye upon one of the orcs whenever it offered a berating curse at the inability of the worg and its companions to catch the fleeing dwarves.

Inside her mind, she was berating herself for an outcome that wasn't really a victory at all.

Yet, here Bartholemew was berating Connor, even though the boy had spoken only for the good of the family.

Rani followed the captain's gesture into the night, realizing with a gasp that the soldier was berating Cook—and that the old woman was a scant meter away.

When Rani identified Larindolian as the man in the deserted quarter, berating Instructor Morada, the chamberlain gasped and started to choke out a denial.

And each time, out of her own feelings of panic, Crozie made it worse, berating him and blaming him, and making them even less desirable.

He was already sorry and berating himself for leaving so hastily, but he felt the blood drain from his face when he heard Deegie's remark.

He started back, berating himself for his stupidity, yet dreading every step.

Menolly nodded, unable for a moment to speak berating herself for ever once doubting, during those lonely miserable days at Half-Circle after Petiron's death, that he'd done what he said he'd do.