lecturing

lec·ture  (lkchr)

n.

1. An exposition of a given subject delivered before an audience or a class, as for the purpose of instruction.

2. An earnest admonition or reproof; a reprimand.

v. lec·tured, lec·tur·ing, lec·tures

v.intr.

To deliver a lecture or series of lectures.

v.tr.

1. To deliver a lecture to (a class or an audience).

2. To admonish or reprove earnestly, often at length: always lecturing me about my manners.

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[Middle English, a reading, from Old French, from Medieval Latin lctra, from Latin lctus, past participle of legere, to read; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lecturing - teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class) lecture course, course of instruction, course of study, class - education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes" teaching, pedagogy, instruction - the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession" lecture demonstration - presentation of an example of what the lecturer is discoursing about talk - the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history"