Meaning & use
Lecturing
Last updated
Giving a formal talk to instruct an audience, or speaking to someone in a disapproving, moralizing way.
See it in a sentence
The professor spent the morning lecturing on the French Revolution.
Stop lecturing me about my diet; I know what I'm doing.
A note on using this word
The word carries two distinct tones: a neutral academic sense and a critical, informal sense of scolding someone.
Words with a similar meaning
teachingscolding
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “Lecturing”, then compare your use with the examples above.
Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.