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chide
\ˈchīd\ verb
(chid \ˈchid\ ; or chid·ed \ˈchīdə̇d\ ; or archaic chode \ˈchōd\ ; chid \ˈchid\ ; or chid·den \ˈchidən\ ; or chided ; chid·ing \ˈchīdiŋ\ ; chides)
Etymology: Middle English chiden, from Old English cīdan to quarrel, chide, from cīd strife
intransitive verb
1. : to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke : contend, brawl, wrangle : clamor stridently
< the people did chide with Moses — Exod 17:2 (Authorized Version) >
2. : to make an uproar or clamor (as of a tempest or the sea) suggesting violent anger
< the chiding flood — Shakespeare >
3. : to express disapproval in correcting or appealing for change and improvement
< chiding against the king for his blind infatuation >
transitive verb
1. : to voice disapproval to (for some shortcoming) now often mildly and charitably as a parent, mentor, or friendly critic in the interests of amendment or improvement : scold
< chiding the child for his inattention >
< chiding the maid for her carelessness >
2. : to seem to scold, complain against, rebuke, or threaten with strident or brawling sound
< the sea that chides the banks of England — Shakespeare >
Synonyms: see reprove |