to chide sb (for)
1chide — [tʃaıd] v [I and T] written [: Old English; Origin: cidan to quarrel, chide , from cid fighting ] to tell someone that you do not approve of something that they have done or said = ↑scold ▪ Edward, you are naughty, Dorothy chided. chide sb for… …
2chide — [ tʃaıd ] verb intransitive or transitive MAINLY LITERARY to criticize someone or speak to them in an angry way because you think their behavior is wrong: REBUKE: chide someone for something: The company was chided for its lack of original… …
3chide — UK [tʃaɪd] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms chide : present tense I/you/we/they chide he/she/it chides present participle chiding past tense chided past participle chided mainly literary to criticize someone, or to speak to them in… …
4chide — verb past tense chided or chid past participle chided, chid or chidden /tSIdn/ (I, T) literary to speak angrily to someone because you do not approve of something they have done; rebuke: You naughty children! she chided. | chide sb for sth:… …
5chide — v. (D; tr.) to chide for * * * [tʃaɪd] (D; tr.) to chide for …
6chide — [[t]tʃa͟ɪd[/t]] chides, chiding, chided VERB If you chide someone, you speak to them angrily because they have done something wicked or foolish. [OLD FASHIONED] [V n for/about ing/n] Cross chided himself for worrying... [V n] He gently chided the …
7chide — verb he wasn t expecting her to chide him right there in front of everyone Syn: scold, chastise, upbraid, berate, reprimand, reprove, rebuke, admonish, censure, lambaste, lecture, give someone a piece of one s mind, take to task, rake/haul over… …
8chide — chider, n. chidingly, adv. /chuyd/, v., chided or chid /chid/, chided or chid or chidden /chid n/, chiding. v.t. 1. to express disapproval of; scold; reproach: The principal chided the children for their thoughtless pranks. 2. to harass, nag,… …
9chide — verb /tʃaɪd/ to loudly admonish in blame; to angrily reproach 1591 And yet I was last chidden for being too slow. Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona …
10chide — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. scold, lecture, reprove. See disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. rebuke, reprimand, criticize; see censure , scold . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. reprove, scold, *dress down, upbraid, rebuke …
