chide
verb (used with object)
to express disapproval of; scold; reproach.
were 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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Kelly joked that he thought maybe he picked his nose on the TV broadcast and people were chiding him.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
Powers had simply wanted to stay alive and make it home; now his own countrymen were chiding him for not committing suicide.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
Retrace all those scenes to me, my good companion, and I will forgive the unkindness with which you were chiding me.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 by Thomas Jefferson Randolph
A smile of disdain played for an instant on his lips, as if he were chiding himself for the silliness of his conjectures.
From Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora by Mayne Reid
Come, come, my friend," cried the king good-naturedly; "but a moment gone you were chiding me because I did nothing.
From The Puppet Crown by Harold MacGrath
