chide
11chide — ► VERB (past chided or chid; past part. chided or archaic chidden) ▪ scold or rebuke. ORIGIN Old English …
12chide — [chīd] vt., vi. chided or chid [chid] chided or chid or chidden [chid′ n] chiding [ME chiden < OE vi. cidan; not found outside OE] to scold; now, usually, to reprove mildly chidingly adv …
13chide — UK [tʃaɪd] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms chide : present tense I/you/we/they chide he/she/it chides present participle chiding past tense chided past participle chided mainly literary to criticize someone, or to speak to them in… …
14chide — v. (D; tr.) to chide for * * * [tʃaɪd] (D; tr.) to chide for …
15chide — verb past tense chided or chid past participle chided, chid or chidden /tSIdn/ (I, T) literary to speak angrily to someone because you do not approve of something they have done; rebuke: You naughty children! she chided. | chide sb for sth:… …
16chide — ar·a·chide; chide; …
17chide — verb (chid or chided; chid or chidden or chided; chiding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cīdan to quarrel, chide, from cīd strife Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to speak out in an …
18chide — [[t]tʃa͟ɪd[/t]] chides, chiding, chided VERB If you chide someone, you speak to them angrily because they have done something wicked or foolish. [OLD FASHIONED] [V n for/about ing/n] Cross chided himself for worrying... [V n] He gently chided the …
19chide — verb he wasn t expecting her to chide him right there in front of everyone Syn: scold, chastise, upbraid, berate, reprimand, reprove, rebuke, admonish, censure, lambaste, lecture, give someone a piece of one s mind, take to task, rake/haul over… …
20chide — [[t]tʃaɪd[/t]] v. chid•ed chid [[t]tʃɪd[/t]] chid•ed chid chid•den [[t]ˈtʃɪd n[/t]] chid•ing 1) to scold or reproach 2) to force by chiding: to chide someone into apologizing[/ex] 3) to find fault; nag • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE cīdan chid′er …
