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chide::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, scold, take to task, trounce |
| Type of | knock, criticise, pick apart, criticize |
| Has types | correct, objurgate, brush down, tell off, castigate, chasten, chastise |
| Derivation | chiding |
Examples of chide
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Even Republicans who chide the administration for big government voted for it.
From the dispatchpolitics.com
This does not mean that we cannot chide each other, tease or joke with each other.
From the battleland.blogs.time.com
But he was reluctant to chide Mr Grill for not directing his donation accordingly.
From the smh.com.au
They may chide you for being too conservative and never trying anything new.
From the kansas.com
The ref calls t hem over to chide them, rather than sent them off Joey Barton-style.
From the guardian.co.uk
The mildly derogatory term is meant to chide anonymous contributors into logging in.
From the en.wikipedia.org
No one would chide fund manager Edwin Walczak if he were insufferably smug these days.
From the businessweek.com
Our dinner over, we chide ourselves for expecting anything different from a city cafe.
From the canberratimes.com.au
In a traditional practice, Seidel said, she'd probably gently chide him to do better.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Call on the carpet: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
- (chiding) rebuking a person harshly
- A censure /u02C8su025Bnu0283u0259r/ is an expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism. In parliamentary procedure, it is a debatable main motion that could be adopted by a majority vote. Among the forms that it can take are a stern rebuke by a legislature, a spiritual penalty imposed by a church, or a negative judgment pronounced on a theological proposition.
- To loudly admonish in blame; to angrily reproach
- (chided) Simple past of chide
- (chiding) A scolding
- (v.) to voice disapproval (Hania chided Gregory for his vulgar habits and sloppy appearance.)
- [Ex.17:2; Judges 8:1; Ps. 103:9] contend angrily.
- Reprove, rebuke, compel.
