All 5 Uses of
chide
in
Romeo and Juliet
- I pray thee, chide not.
Scene 2.3chide = scold or criticize
- So smile the heavens upon this holy act
That after-hours with sorrow chide us not!
Scene 2.6
- O, what a beast was I to chide at him!
Scene 3.2 *chide = criticize
- Do so, and bid my sweet prepare to chide.
Scene 3.3chide = scold or criticize
- If, rather than to marry County Paris
Thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself,
Then is it likely thou wilt undertake
A thing like death to chide away this shame,
That copest with death himself to 'scape from it.
Scene 4.1chide = drive away with harsh words
Definition:
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(chide) to tell someone they have done wrong -- sometimes in a gentle way to encourage better behavior