"disciplining" in the verb sense
1. discipline, train, check, condition
develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice especially to teach self-control
"Parents must discipline their children"
"Is this dog trained?"
2. discipline, correct, sort out
punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
"The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"
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