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chiding::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | objurgation, scolding, tongue-lashing |
| Type of | rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval |
| Has types | wig, wigging |
| Derivation | chide |
Examples of chiding
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Actually, the broadcasters are gently chiding Marshall fans for being too quiet.
From the time.com
The students I was chiding, if I remember correctly, did not take any AP exams.
From the washingtonpost.com
Once installed in the Elysee, he took to chiding and mocking the press corps.
From the bloomberg.com
He hugged us both as we came in, chiding DeWitt for having stayed away for so long.
From the scienceblogs.com
This year, he will be hosting the Crunchies Awards, and bringing his chiding humor.
From the techcrunch.com
Chiding myself for being selfish, I drove to the scene to see what happened.
From the ocregister.com
But before chiding it for reticence amid its display of ruin, homage is due.
From the nytimes.com
He's been chiding his teammates, mostly offensive guys, since early in training camp.
From the toledoblade.com
Almost immediately, though, critics began chiding the bank and its leaders.
From the charlotteobserver.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.
