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.

Nearby words

chico, chicom, chicopee, chicory, chicoutimi, chide, chief, chief agglutinin, chief cell, chief constable, chief cook and bottlewasher

Origin of chide

before 1000; Middle English chiden, Old English cīdan

SYNONYMS FOR chide

1, 3 reprove, rebuke, censure, upbraid, blame.

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ANTONYMS FOR chide

1, 3 praise.

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Related forms

chid·er, nounchid·ing·ly, adverbout·chide, verb (used with object), out·chid·ed or out·chid, out·chid·ed or out·chid or out·chid·den, out·chid·ing.un·chid, adjective

un·chid·den, adjectiveun·chid·ed, adjectiveun·chid·ing, adjectiveun·chid·ing·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for chide

I almost went up to chide him, but who was I to do that, when I had done the same at other times?
Curse the Media in Newtown for Doing Too Little, Too Late on Guns|Michael Daly|December 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Even McBrayer sent him a letter to chide him about the resemblance.
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Our cars will chide us if we tailgate and watch us as we drive and jolt us awake if are distracted or drifting off to sleep.
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The bipartisan panel will chide and scold the naughty bankers.
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I still continued to chide him, but, finding he did not reply, I saw he was no longer paying any attention to what I was saying.
The Mystery of the Yellow Room|Gaston Leroux
Osgod was about to chide the boy angrily for this freedom of speech, but Wulf checked him.
Wulf the Saxon|G. A. Henty
With reckless hands we spend and waste and chide the flying hours for loitering by the way.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll
If she had a right to do it, it is perhaps setting up too high a standard to chide her for a supposed pleasure in the work.
The Great Miss Driver|Anthony Hope
Old Mother Nature was about to chide him for being late, but noticing his excitement, she changed her mind.
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British Dictionary definitions for chide

chide

/ (tʃaɪd) /

verb chides, chiding, chided, chid, chided, chid or chidden

to rebuke or scold

(tr) to goad into action

Derived Forms

chider, nounchidingly, adverb

Word Origin for chide

Old English cīdan

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