chode

C3H4O1D2E1
UK/tʃəʊd/US/tʃoʊd/

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

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chode1

verb
  1. archaicpastsimple past of chide

    And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Number 20:30
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    And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 31:36

    Synonyms: chid, chided

chode2

nounchode (plural chodes)

plural chodes

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of choad.

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Origin

chode · verb

Formed in 16th–17th century by analogy with other strong verbs.

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APA

chode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chode

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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