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| chide [ chīd ] (past chid [ chid ] or chid·ed, past participle chid or chid·den [ chídd'n ] or chid·ed, present participle chid·ing, 3rd person present singular chides) |
transitive and intransitive verb |
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tell somebody off: to reproach somebody gently
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| [ Old English cīdan< ?] |
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 chid·er noun |
| chid·ing adjective |
| chid·ing·ly adverb |
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