chide
verb (used with object)
to express disapproval of; scold; reproach.
has chided
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present perfectof chide (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Still, Raman has chided Ryu for asking SoCalGas — which has opposed government efforts to replace natural gas with electricity — to contribute $5,000 to an Asian American cultural celebration in 2018.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2020
Mattis has chided other former military officials, including Flynn and Allen, for their political activism.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2019
Lately, he has chided the sports media for how it reports his words, and has taken his own company to task.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2018
Pope Francis has chided the Catholic faithful for using their mobile phones during Mass.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2017
"Her ladyship has chided me for giving so great an entertainment," said the Earl.
From His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality by Frances Hodgson Burnett
