He deserved the berating that the coach gave him.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Verb (used with object), : He berated them in public.    From Dictionary.com. 

But any rate, I was on the radio; I get a half a dozen calls berating me about Professor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Passion for Truth] Reference

Naturally, I was no longer home, but the next day I received a followup call berating me for “breaking” the appointment.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Customer Service Update:] Reference

He also says there was no "berating" and no one called Tim Russert.    From Wordnik.com.  [See, Kirk is not for changing course in Iraq after all] Reference

Was that aggressive interviewing by Matthews, or was he kind of berating Senator Burris?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 31, 2009] Reference

But Michaele wanted to talk about how Whoopi had been "berating" her backstage on "The View.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Michaele Salahi and Whoopi Goldberg tell their sides of the story] Reference

And you actually witness him rehearsing a tune in Sweden in 1964 and he's kind of berating his own band.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jazz Greats Return to Glory on DVD] Reference

Video os Leach "berating" Texas Tech leaked before deposition.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to US, Cuban Travel Agents Plan For Future Tourism] Reference

Former X Factor winner Steve Brookstein has apologised for "berating" John.    From Wordnik.com.  [All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News] Reference

Like I say, this kind of berating is not encouraging for those who wish to see a hopeful future for our nation.    From Wordnik.com.  [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference

He came down and started berating me and criticizing my work.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 12, 2005] Reference

We went, silently berating the brutal harshness of grown people.    From Wordnik.com.  [Different Girls] Reference

When Varina was left behind, we fell to berating the tortuous river again.    From Wordnik.com.  [Virginia: the Old Dominion] Reference

And the judge was berating this crime victim for not speaking up in court.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 6, 2006] Reference

I saw him berating them and trying to shame them into joining their regiments.    From Wordnik.com.  [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference

I said, yes, but you were disrespecting me by berating me in front of our crew.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 5, 2007] Reference

He broke out into a case of hives or something because of Clinton berating him.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 27, 2008] Reference

It won't require candidates to give stump speeches berating the voters as fools.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Search of Rational Voters] Reference

In the circumstances, you can't blame ministers for berating banks over lending.    From Wordnik.com.  [HSBC 'big enough to cope', says Michael Geoghegan] Reference

Tugg was berating Pedro for getting off his course and running the schooner aground.    From Wordnik.com.  [Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers] Reference

First they were berating the minister of Justice for too large a practice at the Bar.    From Wordnik.com.  [Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 10, June 4, 1870] Reference

We will actually see contestants berating one another and blaming one another on stage.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2006] Reference

Alec Baldwin - man, just berating his young daughter in a way that was downright cruel.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 12, 2008] Reference

Indeed, it was this fault of ours that Serge kept pointing out to me and berating us for.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Those Days The Story of an Old Man] Reference

He continued berating the official between points, making a joke about "1-800-Rent-a-Ref.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Andy Roddick Outburst At U.S. Open (VIDEO)] Reference

Imagine berating a cabby with: "" Jeez, can't you do any better than the speed of light? ''.    From Wordnik.com.  [Going Faster Than Light?] Reference

She followed along behind her, letting the berating of Kathy follow her all over the house.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tallulah Morehead: Big Brother 12: The Sorrows of Boobiac.] Reference

Within minutes he ran into a former colleague and started berating him for ignoring his calls.    From Wordnik.com.  [ONE MAN'S FLIGHT OF FANCY] Reference

When your mind wanders, just bring it back to the meditation, without judging or berating yourself.    From Wordnik.com.  [From Breakdown To Breakthrough] Reference

“I see your silver tongue extends to other uses, Fräulein, besides berating my choice in women.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Small Victory: the realm of pawns] Reference

There are more debates ahead, and it's useless to keep berating Romney about his conversion from pro-choice to pro-life.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reassessing Sexual Politics] Reference

  While we waited to cross the street I tried to avoid a preacher who was berating the stream of shoppers on the sidewalk.    From Wordnik.com.  [My Date With Satan] Reference

Instead of berating herself with the history of the German people, she should admire the accomplishments of postwar Germany.    From Wordnik.com.  [Who's The Real Karmapa?] Reference

Early on, toxic Amber (Madonna) gets stranded with an Italian crewman named Giuseppe, whom she's been berating aboard a yacht.    From Wordnik.com.  [Madonna's Shipwreck] Reference

My way was to assume the fetal position and cry, berating myself for failing at work, failing at love, with my kids -- at everything.    From Wordnik.com.  [The First Day Of The Rest Of My Life] Reference

My way was to assume the fetal position and cry, berating myself for failing at work, failing at love, with my kids — at everything.    From Wordnik.com.  [The First Day of the Rest of My Life] Reference

The Singapore dollar at its worst was down 30 percent against the U.S. dollar without its central banker berating foreign speculators.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Leadership Gap] Reference

"Don't you guys have proof-readers," he wrote, berating me for my sloppiness and blaming me for his loss of faith in sports journalism. '.    From Wordnik.com.  [Starr Gazing: Owning the Season] Reference