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Definition

to tell someone they have done wrong — sometimes in a gentle way to encourage better behavior

chides = corrects or criticizes

chides = criticizes

chide = scold or criticize

As thus he strode along in anger, putting together the words he would use to chide Little John,
Howard Pyle -- The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
I will no further chide you.
Shakespeare -- Twelfth Night
O, what a beast was I to chide at him!
William Shakespeare -- Romeo and Juliet

chide = criticize

...it whined softly, then flattened its ears down in anticipation of being chidden by the man.
Jack London -- To Build a Fire

chidden = told it has done wrong

I had rather hear you chide than this man woo.
William Shakespeare -- As You Like It

chide = criticize

chided = gently encouraged better behavior

Now I but chide, but I should use thee worse;
For thou, I fear, hast given me cause to curse.
William Shakespeare -- A Midsummer Night's Dream

chide = gently tell someone the did wrong

chided = gently scolded

chided = gently corrected (told him it is wrong to ask the question)

"Husband, we talked about this," Persephone chided. "You can't go around incinerating every hero."
Rick Riordan -- The Last Olympian

chided = gently corrected

  And let our hearts, as subtle masters do,
  Stir up their servants to an act of rage,
  And after seem to chide 'em.
William Shakespeare -- Julius Caesar

chide = tell them they have done wrong

She puts her tongue a little in her heart,
And chides with thinking.
William Shakespeare -- Othello, the Moor of Venice

chides = tells someone they have done wrong

I am so far from granting thy request
That I despise thee for thy wrongful suit, And by and by intend to chide myself
Even for this time I spend in talking to thee.
William Shakespeare -- The Two Gentlemen of Verona

chide = to tell someone they have done wrong

Do so, and bid my sweet prepare to chide.
William Shakespeare -- Romeo and Juliet

chide = scold or criticize

So smile the heavens upon this holy act
That after-hours with sorrow chide us not!
William Shakespeare -- Romeo and Juliet

chide = scold or criticize

chide = scold or criticize

chide = drive away with harsh words

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