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chid

/ˈt͡ʃɪd/

chid is the simple past of chide.

chid is the past participle of chide.

Meaning of chide

Verb

chide (third-person singular simple present chides, present participle chiding, simple past chid or chided or chode, past participle chid or chided or chode or chidden)

  1. (literary, transitive) To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
    • Valentine: Well, you’ll still be too forward.
      Speed: And yet I was last chidden for being too slow.c. 1594, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, act 2, scene 1
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily.
    • And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 31:36
  3. (ambitransitive, obsolete) To make a clamorous noise; to chafe.
    • Where is he living, clipp’d in with the sea
      That chides the banks of England, Scotland, Wales,
      Which calls me pupil, or hath read to me?c. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1, act 3, scene 1

Synonyms of chid

Words formed from chid

Words that rhyme with chid

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Questions about chid

What is chid the simple past of?
Chid is the simple past of chide.
How do you pronounce chid?
Chid is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɪd/.

Words near chid in the dictionary

  1. chicozapote
  2. chicozapotes
  3. chics
  4. chicsilog
  5. Chicxulub
  6. chid
  7. Chidambaram
  8. chidamide
  9. chidden
  10. chiddest
  11. Chiddingfold

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