chide
verb (used with object)
to express disapproval of; scold; reproach.
have chided
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present perfectof chide.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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Federal lawmakers on Capitol Hill have chided the local government’s inability to protect its citizens, and one legislator recently hosted a meeting to debrief congressional colleagues and staffers on protecting themselves on District streets.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
Pichai was also the only executive to show up to a high-profile House hearing in 2018 to examine Google’s data privacy practices, and members of Congress have chided Page for declining invitations to testify.
From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2019
And a smaller group of senators have chided Mr. Trump for second-guessing his intelligence agencies and attacking law enforcement agencies.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2018
Elders have chided millennials for their attitudes, tactics and lack of concrete demands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2016
He did wrong, or the angel would not have chided and warned him.
From Primitive Christian Worship Or, The Evidence of Holy Scripture and the Church, Against the Invocation of Saints and Angels, and the Blessed Virgin Mary by James Endell Tyler
