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Chastise vs Erring - What's the difference?

chastise | erring |

As verbs the difference between chastise and erring

is that chastise is to punish or scold someone while erring is or erring can be .

As a noun erring is

the act of one who errs; sin.

chastise

English

Alternative forms

* chastize (archaic in British English and rare in American English)

Verb

  • To punish or scold someone.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    See also

    * punish * castigate

    erring

    English

    Etymology 1

    From the verb err .

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who errs; sin.
  • * 1837 , Matthew Hole, ?John Allen Giles, Practical discourses on the liturgy of the Church of England (page 116)
    • these errings and strayings are here, according to the language of Scripture, compared to those of sheep, and lost sheep.

    Etymology 2

    From the verb er .

    Verb

    (head)

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