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chide
verb as in criticize, lecture
Example Sentences
Off his soapbox, Negrete then chided his friends for making him cry before heading to a drag show.
In March, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa chided Johannesburg officials for what he called “not a pleasing environment” and told them to address a slew of issues ahead of the meeting.
He chided Israeli leaders for taking too long with their speeches at the Israeli parliament, which he said would delay his departure for a leaders’ summit in Egypt.
Specifically, he chided some for showing up late—or not showing up at all—to player-only meetings.
The nation’s 10 black Roman Catholic bishops chided white Catholics on Wednesday for making many blacks feel unwelcome in their churches and called for greater black leadership and visibility at every level of the church.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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