Thesaurus: chide

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. To rebuke; to reprove; to scold; to find fault with.
2. p. pr. & vb. n. Fig.: To be noisy about; to chafe against.
3. v. i. To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily.
4. v. i. To make a clamorous noise; to chafe.
5. n. A continuous noise or murmur.
6. v. censure severely or angrily
7. 1. To rebuke; to reprove; to scold; to find fault with. Upbraided, chid, and rated at. Shak. 2. Fig.: To be noise about; to chafe against. The sea that chides the banks of England. Shak. To chide hither, chide from, or chide away, to cause to come, or to drive away, by scolding or reproof. Syn. -- To blame; rebuke; reprove; scold; censure; reproach; reprehend; reprimand. 1. To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily. Wherefore the people did chide with Moses. Ex. xvii. 2. 2. To make a clamorous noise; to chafe. As doth a rock againts the chiding flood. Shak. A continuous noise or murmur. The chide of streams. Thomson.
8. A continuous noise or murmur.The chide of streams. Thomson.
9. v:100 v censure severely or angrily