CHIDE, verb transitive 1. To scold at; to reprove; to utter words in anger, or by way of disapprobation; to rebuke; as, to chide one for his faults. 2. To blame; to reproach; as, to chide folly or negligence. To chide from or chide away, is to drive away by scolding or reproof. CHIDE, verb intransitive 1. To scold; to clamor; to find fault; to contend in words of anger; sometimes followed by with. The people did chide with Moses. Exodus 17:2. 2. To quarrel. 3. To make a rough, clamorous, roaring noise; as the chiding flood. CHIDE, noun Murmur; gentle noise.
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