chidings
/ˈt͡ʃaɪdɪŋz/
chidings is the plural of chiding.
Meaning of chiding
Noun
chiding (plural chidings)
- A scolding.
- The cause I never knew; one would have thought the knowledge of the guilt and misery which followed his former career, and above all the chidings of a wife whom he loved would have deterred him; […]1832, The Rural Repository Devoted to Polite Literature, volume 9, page 2
- Synonyms:
- berating, browbeating, rixation, chockling, correption, dirdum, down the banks, dressing down, going over, jawing
Questions about chidings
- What is chidings the plural of?
- Chidings is the plural of chiding.
- How do you pronounce chidings?
- Chidings is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃaɪdɪŋz/.
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