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chidden

chidden 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

Adjective

chidden (not comparable)

  1. chided, reproved, rebuked, scolded

Forms of chidden

alternative formchid
alternative formchided

Words formed from chidden

Questions about chidden

What does chidden mean?
Chidden means chided, reproved, rebuked, scolded.
What is chidden the past participle of?
Chidden is the past participle of chide.
What part of speech is chidden?
Chidden is an adjective.

Words near chidden in the dictionary

  1. chicsilog
  2. Chicxulub
  3. chid
  4. Chidambaram
  5. chidamide
  6. chidden
  7. chiddest
  8. Chiddingfold
  9. Chiddingstone
  10. chide
  11. chided

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