chide
To admonish in blame; to reproach angrilyTo admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
» He chided her for her unfaithfulness.
Он распекал её за предательство.
Он бранил её за предательство.
Meaning
3 senses(literary, transitive)To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
schelten
руга́тьrugátʹ, брани́тьbranítʹ, распека́тьraspekátʹ
censure severely or angrily
(intransitive, obsolete)To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily.
(ambitransitive, obsolete)To make a clamorous noise; to chafe.
Examples
9 sentencesHe chided her for her unfaithfulness.
ruОн распекал её за предательство.
She chided her child for cutting in.
ruОна поругала ребенка за то, что он вмешался в разговор.
He held a chid in his hands.
The teacher chided a student for not doing her homework.
deDer Lehrer rügte eine Schülerin dafür, daß sie ihre Hausaufgaben nicht gemacht hatte.
She gently chided at him for drinking all of the milk to his utter embarrassment.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English chiden (“to chide, rebuke, disapprove, criticize; complain, grumble, dFrom Middle English chiden (“to chide, rebuke, disapprove, criticize; complain, grumble, dispute; argue, debate, dispute, quarrel”), from Old English ċīdan (“to chide, reprove, rebuke; blame, contend, strive, quarrel, complain”). Cognate with German kiden (“to sound”); Old High German kīdal (“wedge”).
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Forms
chides, chiding, chid, chidSynonyms
19 synonyms- censure severely or angrily:call on the carpettake to taskrebukeragtrouncelecturereprimandjaw
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle