chides
/t͡ʃaɪdz/
chides is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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)
- 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
- Valentine: Well, you’ll still be too forward.
- 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
- 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
- Where is he living, clipp’d in with the sea
Words that rhyme with chides
Questions about chides
- What is chides the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Chides is the third-person singular simple present indicative of chide.
- How do you pronounce chides?
- Chides is pronounced /t͡ʃaɪdz/.
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