Reproof vs. Reproving

Reproofnoun

Refutation; confutation; contradiction.

Reprovingadjective

Expressing reproof; reproachful or admonishing.

Reproofnoun

An expression of blame or censure; especially, blame expressed to the face; censure for a fault; chiding; reproach.

‘Those best can bear reproof who merit praise.’;

Reprovingnoun

The act of giving a reproof.

‘reprovings of conscience’;

Reproofnoun

an act or expression of criticism and censure;

‘he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face’;

Reprovingadjective

expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective

Reproofverb

censure severely or angrily;

‘The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car’; ‘The deputy ragged the Prime Minister’; ‘The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup’;