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chiding

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chide  (chd)
v. chid·ed or chid (chd), chid·ed or chid or chid·den (chdn), chid·ing, chides
v.tr.
To scold mildly so as to correct or improve; reprimand: chided the boy for his sloppiness.
v.intr.
To express disapproval.
[Middle English chiden, from Old English cdan, from cd, strife, contention.]
chider n.
chiding·ly adv.
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Noun1.chidingchiding - rebuking a person harshly            
objurgation, scolding, tongue-lashing
rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
wigging, wig - British slang for a scolding


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That holy dream -- that holy dream, While all the world were chiding, Hath cheered me as a lovely beam A lonely spirit guiding.
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There was the first of them, awaiting her upon the very portal; a robust old white-haired man, chiding her for returning home so late.
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Natasha, flushed and eager, seeing her mother in prayer, suddenly checked her rush, half sat down, and unconsciously put out her tongue as if chiding herself.
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