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verb
- 1. scold or rebuke: "she chided him for not replying to her letters"
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The meaning of CHIDE is to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke. How to use chide in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Chide.
CHIDE definition: 1. to speak to someone severely because they have behaved badly: 2. to speak to someone severely…. Learn more.
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"
verb. If you chide someone, you speak to them angrily because they have done something wicked or foolish. [old-fashioned] Cross chided himself for worrying. [V n + for/about] He gently chided the two women. [VERB noun] Synonyms: scold, blame, lecture, carpet [informal] More Synonyms of chide. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
To chide someone is to ride them or get on their case, without really getting in their face. People have been nagging since well before the 12th century, when the word chide came along as a new way to say "complain" or "rail."
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”).
Definition of chide verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "CHIDE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
chide meaning, definition, what is chide: to tell someone that you do not approve ...: Learn more.
