chide
verb (used with object)
to express disapproval of; scold; reproach.
am chiding
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present progressiveof chide (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Do not think I am chiding you, my child.
From Within the Temple of Isis by Wagner, Belle M.
Mrs. F. It was my topic To-day; and every day, and all day long, I still am chiding with her.
From The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 by Lamb, Charles
