Read full poem →And the chariest bud the year can boast
Be brought to bloom by the chastening frost.
Dictionary Entry
To punish (in order to bring about improvement in behavior, attitude, etc.); to restrain, moderate.
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Common Phrases
hand chastening. chasteningexperience chasteningrod chasteningeffect chasteninginfluence chasteningchastening endurechastening thy
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Poetry examples for “chastening”
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Read full poem →Oh! gently on thy suppliant's head,
Dread goddess, lay thy chastening hand!
Not in thy Gorgon terrors clad, 35