chide
[ chahyd ]
/ tʃaɪd /
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verb (used with object), chid·ed or chid [chid], /tʃɪd/, chid·ed or chid or chid·den [chid-n], /ˈtʃɪd n/, chid·ing.
to express disapproval of; scold; reproach: The principal chided the children for their thoughtless pranks.
to harass, nag, impel, or the like by chiding: She chided him into apologizing.
verb (used without object), chid·ed or chid [chid], /tʃɪd/, chid·ed or chid or chid·den [chid-n], /ˈtʃɪd n/, chid·ing.
to scold or reproach; find fault.
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Origin of chide
before 1000; Middle English chiden,Old English cīdan
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chide
/ (tʃaɪd) /
verb chides, chiding, chided, chid, chided, chid or chidden
to rebuke or scold
(tr) to goad into action
Derived forms of chide
chider, nounchidingly, adverbWord Origin for chide
Old English cīdan
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