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Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret.
Diane Ackerman

Meaning of "chastening" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHASTENING

chastening  [ˈtʃeɪsənɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHASTENING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chastening is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CHASTENING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

chastening

Chastity

Chastity is sexual behavior of a man or woman that is acceptable to the moral standards and guidelines of their culture, civilization or religion. In the Western world, the term has become closely associated with sexual abstinence, especially before marriage.

Definition of chastening in the English dictionary

The definition of chastening in the dictionary is humbling.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHASTENING


air-conditioning
ˈɛəkənˌdɪʃ ənɪŋ
awakening
əˈweɪkənɪŋ
christening
ˈkrɪsənɪŋ
conditioning
kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ
fastening
ˈfɑːsənɪŋ
gardening
ˈɡɑːdənɪŋ
governing
ˈɡʌvənɪŋ
happening
ˈhæpənɪŋ
ironing
ˈaɪənɪŋ
lessening
ˈlɛsənɪŋ
lessoning
ˈlɛsənɪŋ
loosening
ˈluːsənɪŋ
opening
ˈəʊpənɪŋ
poisoning
ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ
positioning
pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ
questioning
ˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ
reasoning
ˈriːzənɪŋ
strengthening
ˈstreŋθənɪŋ
threatening
ˈθrɛtənɪŋ
worsening
ˈwɜːsənɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHASTENING

chassis
chaste
chaste tree
chastely
chasten
chastened
chastener
chasteness
chasteningly
chastenment
chastisable
chastise
chastisement
chastiser
chastity
chastity belt
chasuble

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHASTENING

beginning
deepening
easy listening
enlightening
evening
frightening
good evening
grand opening
greening
hardening
intervening
life-threatening
lightening
listening
screening
sharpening
shortening
thickening
weakening
whitening
widening

Synonyms and antonyms of chastening in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CHASTENING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «chastening» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of chastening

Translation of «chastening» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHASTENING

Find out the translation of chastening to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chastening from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chastening» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

管教
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

castigo
570 millions of speakers

English

chastening
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ताड़ना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تأديب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наказание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

correção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যখন তোমায় শাস্তি দেন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

châtiment
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menghukum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Züchtigung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

懲らしめる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

징계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chastening
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sửa phạt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிட்சையை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दंड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

terbiye
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

castigo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

karanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

покарання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pedeapsă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παιδεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tugtiging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

aga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tukt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chastening

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHASTENING»

The term «chastening» is regularly used and occupies the 77.642 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHASTENING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chastening

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QUOTES WITH «CHASTENING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word chastening.
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Diane Ackerman
Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHASTENING»

Discover the use of chastening in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chastening and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Chastening: Inside the Crisis That Rocked the Global ...
The breathtaking behind-the-scenes story of the nearly disastrous global financial crisis of the late 1990s and how the International Monetary Fund tried--and failed--to stem it
Paul Blustein, 2003
2
To kiss the chastening rod: domestic fiction and sexual ...
Examining ideas about masturbation, female sexuality, the family, and post-Calvinist religion that shaped the readership of popular woman's fiction, To Kiss the Chastening Rod shows that passionlessness was the privileged theme of a ...
G. M. Goshgarian, 1992
3
CHASTENING THE ROD: SENTIMENTAL STRATEGIES IN THREE ...
womanhood in antebellum American culture.
CATHARINE ELIZABETH O'CONNELL, 1991
4
A Chance Encounter with the Law
God's Chastening Chastening Unto Repentance Law: the sixth principle is this: Whom the Lord loves he chastens (Heb 12: 6, Prov 3: 12). As you know, there is great debate within the body of Christ as to the meaning of the Word when it says,  ...
Kurt Hedstrom, 2011
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A Commentary on the Whole Epistle to the Hebrews: Being the ...
It directeth us to be prepared, not for chastening only, but for scourging also. Consider what hath been registered of God's ancient worthies, chap. xi. 35, &c. 6. This may comfort us in our sore afflictions whereunto we are subject, that God may ...
William Gouge, 1867
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The golden lectures, selected from the Penny pulpit
We all know what the law of God's household is with regard to chastening, and what misgivings of our spiritual state we may well have, if we pass through life without it. But then we might have chastening, and yet not bring forth the fruit of ...
Daniel Moore, 1858
7
God's...of Believers
It is a mistake for the believer to throw in the towel when chastening comes. Rather, we are to bear up under it, not to faint. Chastening is good for us, and some day we will look back and thank God that His chastening was thorough. If one feels ...
Curtis Hutson, 1982
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The New Testament: translated from the Greek text of Tischendorf
5 against sin ; and ye have forgotten the exhortation, which reasoneth with you as with sons: "My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when reproved by him ; 0 for whom the Lord loveth, he chasteneth ; and scourgeth 7 every ...
Ezra Abbot, Constantin von Tischendorf, 1869
9
A Commentary, Critical and Explanatory, on the Old and New ...
9); "rebuke" (more severe than chastening) Is to be borne with endurance («. 7). " Some In adversity kick against Ood's will, others despond ; neither Is to be done by the Christian, who Is peculiarly the child of God. To him such adverse things ...
Robert Jamieson, Andrew Robert Fausset, David Brown, 1871
10
A Treasury of Biblical Quotations
Chastening 41 Follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. —2 TIM. 2:22 Speak evil of no man. —Trr. 3:2 Let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works. — HEB. 10:24 Pure ...
Lester V. Berrey, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHASTENING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chastening is used in the context of the following news items.
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Petra Kvitova and Rafael Nadal among the big-name casualties at …
In the men's draw, Rafael Nadal's steady withdrawal from the game's elite continued with a chastening loss to the magnificently dreadlocked ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Tallawahs players say 119-run loss to Patriots was a fluke
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica Tallawahs players say the 119-run chastening at the hands of hosts St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in Saturday's Hero ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
3
Australia favourites against resurgent England - 1st Ashes Test …
... to embrace the challenge of a home Ashes campaign, many of whom are not scarred by the chastening experience of the previous series. «Cricket World, Jul 15»
4
Pope Chooses Penury over Plenty for the Poor
The Catholic Church long fought to keep the liberation theology wolf at bay, punishing and chastening its most vocal proponents, only now, with ... «Somewhat Reasonable - Heartland Institute, Jul 15»
5
The Agenda: Mo Farah is back running at the Diamond League in …
Few fans had a more chastening season last year than Newcastle's. But after Alan Pardew (hounded out) and John Carver (hapless) comes ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
British Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton takes pole position to thrill …
It will have been particularly chastening given plenty of folk from the factory in Woking, roughly 80 miles away, will have come to see the fruits of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
No One Fears Brazil Anymore Insists Cafu
Cafu, who won two World Cups and a pair of Copa America titles during a glittering 16-year international career, believes that those chastening ... «beIN SPORTS USA Breaking News, Jul 15»
8
5 talking points ahead of Cork and Kerry's Munster football final
That was a chastening experience for Cork and their manager Brian Cuthbert, who has copped plenty of criticism in print and social media in ... «The42, Jul 15»
9
Islamic State beware – it's Cameron's full-spectrum renaming …
Amid all the shocking images from Syria, there was one the other week that took a chastening new tack. It showed a group of rebels from the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
Serena Williams v Heather Watson: Wimbledon 2015 – as it happened
... on from that chastening experience at the hands of Radwanska, Watson reckons that she is better equipped to deal with the pressure now. «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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