chide

When an aide briefed Ghalibaf on the president’s comment, he turned to chide his U.S. counterpart, JD Vance, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

Human beings as a whole do not employ the same ethics a responsible newspaper does — though today many of us chide the press solely when the news is unfavorable to our own personal prejudices.

From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2026

I was muted so much, athletes would chide me by pushing an imaginary button when I asked a question.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025

While they often chide guests for not owning Apple—or enough Apple—they never blame anyone for shunning Nvidia.

From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2024

He then went on to chide Jefferson for talking like an old man.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

When Teng feels that including a photo of dead children violates their dignity, Perlmutter chides her, insisting that their obligation is to show Americans what their tax dollars are funding.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Epstein advises him on the sale of his healthcare business, and chides him for not being careful enough in checking out the background of a new contact.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

She grows increasingly obsessed with the missing girl, and then with Cleo, who chides Maddie, perhaps from the grave, for missing the big picture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2024

Contemplating escaping Rome, she talks of buying an island; Marcello chides her: “Your problem is you have too much money.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2024

“I can’t believe you’ve kept this from us, Nick,” Astrid chides.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Elvis Presley's iconic Graceland mansion will stay in the family after the death of his only chid, Lisa Marie Presley.

From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2023

Fed up and enraged, the king angrily chid, “Wear your armor all day, like the dasypodid!”

From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2022

“Your just a big chid an won’t let me have a life!”

From The Guardian ● Oct. 31, 2019

“My refusing to eat Flesh occasioned an Inconveniency,” Franklin later recalled, “and I was frequently chid for my singularity.”

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2014

But she chid, she cajoled, she coaxed him; and grimly added the pains she was at to the account of her rival.

From Starvecrow Farm by Stanley J. Weyman

Reaves chided Doncic about losing in rowing, bowling and golf while they were in Slovenia together.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Korner chided the prosecution for "wholesale dumping" of documents and urged the parties to work together to reduce the size of the case file.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

In the first week of trial, she chided Musk for recent posts to his social media platform X, in which he spoke disparagingly of OpenAI and Sam Altman, whom he referred to as "Scam Altman".

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

“And you may ask yourself, ‘Well, how did I get here?’ ” the Talking Heads chided me mentally as I took stock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

“It isn’t polite to comment on someone else’s food,” Mrs. Potts chided.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Helen Burns asked some slight question about her work of Miss Smith, was chidden for the triviality of the inquiry, returned to her place, and smiled at me as she again went by.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

During childhood, indulged, in every wish; admired where she should have been chidden, caressed where she should have been corrected; coaxed into pettishness, and spoilt into tyranny.

From The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Fanny Burney

What shall be done with them at these times—are they to be coaxed—or chidden or fed with sponge cake?

From Say and Seal, Volume II by Susan Warner

To be scolded and chidden, and told that she did not deserve such a true lover as Owen, was such happiness as she could not be grateful enough for!

From That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 by Frances Eleanor Trollope

He hung his head and stood before her in the deep humility of a chidden child.

From The Literary Sense by E. (Edith) Nesbit

Less than 24 hours after that chiding, Amorim was sacked, and the focus was on the part Wilcox played in that.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Museveni, who has ruled the country since 1986, routinely addresses the nation on TV, chiding residents to adhere to proper hygiene and other preventive measures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Whitney in April 2024 began with Brambila chiding himself for forgetting his trekking poles in the car.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025

One recent, pointed example drew on a speech from 2000, chiding people who lecture others but fail to preach by example.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2025

“Please stop fighting,” Caleb interrupts, his voice chiding.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth