chid

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/ˈt͡ʃɪd/

A form of chide — To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.

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Meanings

verb
  1. pastsimple past of chide

    Jones chid the pedagogue for his interruption, and then the stranger proceeded.

    1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC
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    When about 16 years of age I happened to meet with a book, written by one Tryon, recommending a vegetable diet. I determined to go into it. […] My refusing to eat flesh occasioned an inconveniency, and I was frequently chid for my singularity.

    a. 1790, Benjamin Franklin, “Beginning Life as a Printer”, in Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, New York: Henry Holt and Company, published 1916

    Synonyms: chided, chode

  2. participlepastpast participle of chide

    Synonyms: chidden, chided

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with chid

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APA

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MLA

“chid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chid.

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