Chide /(chīd)/
Chide
v. t.
imp. Chid; p. p. Chidden; p. pr. & vb. n. Chiding
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To rebuke; to reprove; to scold; to find fault with.
Upbraided, chid, and rated at.
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Fig.: To be noisy about; to chafe against.
The sea that chides the banks of England.
Phrases & Compounds
- To chide hither
- to cause to come, or to drive away, by scolding or reproof.
Chide
v. i.
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To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily.
Wherefore the people did chide with Moses.
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To make a clamorous noise; to chafe.
As doth a rock againts the chiding flood.
Chide
n.
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A continuous noise or murmur.
The chide of streams.