as in to admonish
to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault
my wife chided me for forgetting to offer our guests some refreshments
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or chided
as in scolded
to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault
my wife chided me for forgetting to offer our guests some refreshments
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Recent Examples of chide
Nbc News, NBC news, 9 June 2025
The state also chided the hospital for failing to maintain its climate control and hot water system, important aspects of keeping the facility safe and germ-free.
—Scott Schwebke, Oc Register, 12 July 2025
Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
Furthermore, anyone not on the bandwagon is chided as being out of touch.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Homan dismissed Newsom’s assertion and chided the governor for his criticism of the administration’s effort to detain and deport undocumented immigrants.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 9 June 2025
The state also chided the hospital for failing to maintain its climate control and hot water system, important aspects of keeping the facility safe and germ-free.
—Scott Schwebke, Oc Register, 12 July 2025
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Conservative pundits, perhaps unsurprisingly, criticized her message (and its emotional delivery); other commenters chided her for the seeming theatricality of filming her distress.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
Furthermore, anyone not on the bandwagon is chided as being out of touch.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Chide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chide. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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