chide
verb (used with object)
to express disapproval of; scold; reproach.
chides
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present tense formof chide (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Here, Holland’s Telemachus gambles Athena is hiding inside half the people he meets until his father chides, “Don’t look for gods in men, you’ll just be disappointed.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Epstein advises him on the sale of his healthcare business, and chides him for not being careful enough in checking out the background of a new contact.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
Jessica chides the footballer for calling her messy by way of flirting with her, explaining that it’s a diss that’s risen in popularity in the last five years.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2025
She grows increasingly obsessed with the missing girl, and then with Cleo, who chides Maddie, perhaps from the grave, for missing the big picture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2024
You told Laia you’d take it to her, Elias, a voice chides me.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
