1. harshly criticizing or scolding someone
Usage: formal; literary

Examples

• The teacher was objurgating the students for their poor behavior.
• He spent the entire meeting objurgating his staff for missing deadlines.
• The coach was objurgating the team after their disappointing loss.
• She found herself objurgating her children more often than she liked.
• The editorial was objurgating the government’s new policies.
• His mother was objurgating him for coming home so late.