chide
verb/tʃaɪd/
/tʃaɪd/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they chide | /tʃaɪd/ /tʃaɪd/ |
| he / she / it chides | /tʃaɪdz/ /tʃaɪdz/ |
| past simple chided | /ˈtʃaɪdɪd/ /ˈtʃaɪdɪd/ |
| past participle chided | /ˈtʃaɪdɪd/ /ˈtʃaɪdɪd/ |
| -ing form chiding | /ˈtʃaɪdɪŋ/ /ˈtʃaɪdɪŋ/ |
- to criticize or blame somebody because they have done something wrong synonym rebuke
- chide somebody His wife gently chided him.
- chide somebody for (doing) something He chided the prime minster for her poor judgement.
- chide yourself for (doing) something She chided herself for being so impatient with the children.
- chide (somebody) + speech ‘Isn't that a bit selfish?’ he chided.
Word OriginOld English cīdan, of unknown origin.Definitions on the go
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