chide
verb (used with object)
to express disapproval of; scold; reproach.
had chidden
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past perfectof chide.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Thomas, who had sat by, flushed and silent since I had chidden him for blubbering, picked up the torn jacket I had stripped from Ellen's shoulders, and disappeared behind the tree.
From Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman by Willie Walker Caldwell
It was for this that His followers had chidden her.
From The Gospel According to St. Mark by G. A. Chadwick
She asked permission to accompany them; but with a frown Hildebrand Wentworth had chidden her from his presence.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by John Roby
Lucina remembered Elmira well enough, and had thought she remembered Jerome since last Sunday, when her father, calling to mind their frequent meetings in years back, had chidden her lightly for not speaking to him.
From Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
This was well, but the mention of your name was better, and much close questioning gave me the scene which he remembered, because Ottila had chidden him sharply for his disclosures to yourself.
From Moods by Louisa May Alcott
