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verb
- 1. scold or rebuke: "she chided him for not replying to her letters"
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CHIDE definition: 1. to speak to someone severely because they have behaved badly: 2. to speak to someone severely…. Learn more.
The meaning of CHIDE is to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke. How to use chide in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Chide.
If you want to remind someone of a flaw they have or an error they keep repeating, you might chide them with sarcasm, humor, or some seriousness. Where a sharp elbow in the ribs lets you know "Stop it, right now!," a chide is more like a gentle elbow in the belly, saying "Come on, you're late; did you forget your watch again?"
Jun 25, 2024 · chide (third-person singular simple present chides, present participle chiding, simple past chid or chided or chode, past participle chid or chided or chidden) To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
Chide definition: to express disapproval of; scold; reproach. See examples of CHIDE used in a sentence.
chide - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
Definition of chide verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
chide meaning, definition, what is chide: to tell someone that you do not approve ...: Learn more.
From Middle English chiden (“to chide, rebuke, disapprove, criticize; complain, grumble, dispute; argue, debate, dispute, quarrel”), from Old English ċīdan (“to chide, reprove, rebuke; blame, contend, strive, quarrel, complain”).
chide in American English ( tʃaɪd ) verb transitive , verb intransitive Word forms: ˈchided or chid ( tʃɪd ) , ˈchided or chid or ˈchidden ( ˈtʃɪd ə n ) , ˈchiding
