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To chide is to scold someone.

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An example of chide is a mother scolding her child for coming in late.

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transitive verb, intransitive verb chided or chid , chided or chid or chidden , chiding

to scold; now, usually, to reprove mildly

Origin: ME chiden < OE vi. cidan; not found outside OE

Related Forms:

chidingly adverb

See chide in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb chid·ed or chid (chĭd), chid·ed or chid or chid·den (chĭdˈn), chid·ing, chides

verb, transitive

To scold mildly so as to correct or improve; reprimand: chided the boy for his sloppiness.

verb, intransitive

To express disapproval.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English chiden

Origin: , from Old English cīdan

Origin: , from cīd, strife, contention

Related Forms:

chidˈer noun

chidˈing·ly adverb

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