chide
verb (used with object)
to express disapproval of; scold; reproach.
was chiding
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past progressiveof chide.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Even as Bush was chiding Gore as "Ozone Man," Florida's TV weather forecasters were debating how best to tell the state's residents to stay out of the Sun without scaring off the tourists.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2023
For example, Bret Stephens professed that his sin was chiding Trump supporters rather than understanding the disruption to their communities.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2022
“Everyone saw he was chiding me, noticing me,” Jennifer says.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2018
Cosby was chiding a black audience about accepting responsibility.
From Time Magazine Archive
One girl even dropped a beautiful knit scarf on the floor, but her mother didn't chide her like my mother was chiding me.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
