Associations to the word «Chide»

Wiktionary

CHIDE, verb. (transitive) To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
CHIDE, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily.
CHIDE, verb. (ambitransitive) To make a clamorous noise; to chafe.

Dictionary definition

CHIDE, verb. Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup".

Wise words

Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.
Oliver Wendell Holmes