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Chide
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A continuous noise or murmur. The chide of streams. Thomson.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To rebuke; to reprove; to scold; to find fault with. Upbraided, chid, and rated at. Shak.
2. Fig.: To be noise about; to chafe against. The sea that chides the banks of England. Shak. To chide hither, chide from, or chide away, to cause to come, or to drive away, by scolding or reproof.
Synonyms: blame; rebuke; reprove; scold; censure; reproach; reprehend; reprimand.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily. Wherefore the people did chide with Moses. Ex. xvii. 2.
2. To make a clamorous noise; to chafe. As doth a rock againts the chiding flood. Shak.