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chide

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 
Definition:
 
tell somebody off: to reproach somebody gently

[ Old English cīdan< ?]

chid·er noun
chid·ing adjective
chid·ing·ly adverb
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