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verb

Chide v. t. (past & past part. chided; pres. part. chiding or chidden)

To rebuke; to reprove; to scold; to find fault with. "Upbraided, chid, and rated at."

Fig.: To be noisy about; to chafe against. "The sea that chides the banks of England."

To chide hither, To chide from, or To chide away, to cause to come, or to drive away, by scolding or reproof.

Synonyms: To blame; rebuke; reprove; scold; censure; reproach; reprehend; reprimand.

Chide v. i. (past & past part. chided; pres. part. chiding or chidden)

To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily. "Wherefore the people did chide with Moses."

To make a clamorous noise; to chafe. "As doth a rock againts the chiding flood."

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— The Lancashire Witches - A Romance of Pendle Forest • William Harrison Ainsworth

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— Testimony of the Sonnets as to the Authorship of the Shakespearean Plays and Poems • Jesse Johnson

... the morning star the moon spake chiding; "Morning star, say where hast thou been wandering? Where hast thou been wandering and where lingering, Where hast thou three full white days ...

— Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic - Nations • Therese Albertine Louise von Jacob Robinson

... said the maiden, as she stroked his neck lightly; or softly patted it with a childlike hand. "Now, go along, you provoking fellow!" she added, in a half-chiding, yet affectionate voice, as she drew up ...

— The New McGuffey Fourth Reader • William H. McGuffey

... Then, dashing down a darksome glen, Soon lost to hound and Hunter's ken, In the deep Trossachs' wildest nook 145 His solitary refuge took. There, while close couched, the thicket shed Cold dews and wild-flowers on his head, He heard the baffled dogs in vain Rave through the hollow pass amain, 150 Chiding ...

— Lady of the Lake • Sir Walter Scott

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