: 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.
Synonyms
Examples of chide in a Sentence
She chided us for arriving late.
“You really should have been here on time,” she chided.
Recent Examples on the Web
In July 2021, the Justice Department's inspector general released a report that chided the FBI’s investigation into allegations of abuse, laying out a case that showed Nassar continued his abuse while the FBI mishandled complaints lodged against him.
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Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
The board of the Irvine Democrats, which backed Min, took the unusual step of writing to the president of Emily’s List, chiding the group for investing so heavily in Weiss.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
In her ruling, the judge chided the board for lax oversight of Mr. Musk.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Through the figure of the usher, Schwartz chides himself for being so invested in his parents’ story, even though this overinvestment is what inspired the story in the first place.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
But first, Clark chided Che for his past jokes about women’s sports, with help from a montage that Jost put together.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2024
Dimon has long chided shareholders for casting votes solely based on recommendations from those firms as lazy and irresponsible.
—Hannah Levitt, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
Her daughter Cassidy, 30, chided the co-hosts for encouraging her mom.
—Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
In past novels, Everett has evoked (and chided) the wisdom of French language theorists regarding the instability and plurality of meaning.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
The board of the Irvine Democrats, which backed Min, took the unusual step of writing to the president of Emily’s List, chiding the group for investing so heavily in Weiss.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
In her ruling, the judge chided the board for lax oversight of Mr. Musk.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Through the figure of the usher, Schwartz chides himself for being so invested in his parents’ story, even though this overinvestment is what inspired the story in the first place.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
But first, Clark chided Che for his past jokes about women’s sports, with help from a montage that Jost put together.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2024
Dimon has long chided shareholders for casting votes solely based on recommendations from those firms as lazy and irresponsible.
—Hannah Levitt, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
Her daughter Cassidy, 30, chided the co-hosts for encouraging her mom.
—Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
In past novels, Everett has evoked (and chided) the wisdom of French language theorists regarding the instability and plurality of meaning.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Chide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chide. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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