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or chided
as in scolded
to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault
my wife chided me for forgetting to offer our guests some refreshments
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Recent Examples of chid
Ahead of their set, bandleader Marcus Mumford sat down with Fallon for an interview and playfully chided him for his short intro at the anniversary event.
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Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 27 Mar. 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
Parsons fired back that Lawrence was a clown and jealous before Lawrence chided the All-Pro for his consistent social media use.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2025
Vance chided bishops over immigration earlier in February.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
Conservative pundits, perhaps unsurprisingly, criticized her message (and its emotional delivery); other commenters chided her for the seeming theatricality of filming her distress.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
Furthermore, anyone not on the bandwagon is chided as being out of touch.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
At the Tustin meeting, multiple speakers chided Kim for her absence.
—Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025
In fact, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind such classics as The Godfather trilogy and Apocalypse Now chided Hollywood in his Razzie acceptance post for not taking risks.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 27 Mar. 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
Parsons fired back that Lawrence was a clown and jealous before Lawrence chided the All-Pro for his consistent social media use.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2025
Vance chided bishops over immigration earlier in February.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
Conservative pundits, perhaps unsurprisingly, criticized her message (and its emotional delivery); other commenters chided her for the seeming theatricality of filming her distress.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
Furthermore, anyone not on the bandwagon is chided as being out of touch.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
At the Tustin meeting, multiple speakers chided Kim for her absence.
—Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025
In fact, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind such classics as The Godfather trilogy and Apocalypse Now chided Hollywood in his Razzie acceptance post for not taking risks.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chid
admonished
Verb
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When one attendee attempted to bend the rules, Reilly admonished the punter, urging them to live in the moment and absorb the connection between the performer and the audience.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Rolling Stone,
15 Mar. 2025
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The judge also admonished state officials for refusing to make the new nitrogen hypoxia protocol publicly available.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Chid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chid. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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