: to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke
is quick to chide against the mayor for his negligence
: to voice disapproval to : reproach in a usually mild and constructive manner : scold
She chided us for arriving late.
Examples of chide in a Sentence
She chided us for arriving late.
“You really should have been here on time,” she chided.
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Kristie Rieken, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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Still others chided the G.O.P. to push back against Mr. Trump’s moves to trample the constitutional power of Congress.
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—Tony Jones, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Kristie Rieken, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
McCormick has emerged as a rare critical voice of DOGE since the town hall, specifically chiding X CEO Elon Musk for wielding a chainsaw at a recent conservative conference.
—Lauren Green, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Mar. 2025
Still others chided the G.O.P. to push back against Mr. Trump’s moves to trample the constitutional power of Congress.
—Robert Jimison, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Garland chided Mitchell on an alley-oop attempt that Mitchell and Allen both aborted and ended up with a turnover charged to Garland.
—Tony Jones, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Chide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chide. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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