chiding

present participle of chide

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chiding
Verb
  • When thinking of productivity, admonishing people to work harder won’t cut it.
    Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Minaj responded by admonishing him and mentioning his past arrest for domestic violence against his mother.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • New York City Mayor Eric Adams has peppered his reelection campaign with AI photos and videos criticizing his opponents, in some of the first indications of how the technology will be integrated into politics.
    Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • It's believed that Sczczerek chose to share the statement from his business' social media account after the company was flooded with negative reviews criticizing his behavior.
    Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Elsewhere in the book, Sheen writes about his public meltdown amid his firing from his hit CBS sitcom, blaming his rage on testosterone cream.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Republicans control a trifecta in Washington — the House, Senate and White House — meaning that blaming Democrats for a shutdown could be a hard sell.
    Aris Folley, The Hill, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Chiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chiding. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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