v.
Pronunciation: ' ch ī d
Function: verb
Inflected Form: chid \ ' chid \ or chid · ed \ ' ch ī -d ə d \ ; chid or chid · den \ ' chi-d ə n \ or chided ; chid · ing \ ' ch ī -di ŋ \
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English c ī dan to quarrel, chide, from c ī d strife
Date: before 12th century
intransitive verb : to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke
transitive verb : to voice disapproval to : reproach in a usually mild and constructive manner : SCOLD
synonyms see REPROVE