chastening
Meaning of chastening
verb
- To punish (in order to bring about improvement in behavior, attitude, etc.); to restrain, moderate.
- To make chaste; to purify.
- To punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement; to discipline.
- To render humble or restrained; to restrain or moderate.
noun
The act by which somebody is chastened.
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Hyphenation of chastening
chas-ten-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- chastening is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
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