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. — paul_lingvo
She chided her child for cutting in.
ruОна поругала ребенка за то, что он вмешался в разговор. — DiePain
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. — Waldelfe
She gently chided at him for drinking all of the milk to his utter embarrassment.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
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”).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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