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  • present participle of chide.

chiding



NOUN
admonishment
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STRONG












NOUN
reproof
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG




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We still play cards and games together while chiding each other.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 14, 2026

The characters were pricklier and more restless than I remembered, and Alcott’s voice—good-natured but chiding, unsentimental—was a revelation.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 5, 2026

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

Earlier that month, Ely had written to Perkins again, affectionately chiding her for missing a social gathering and exclaiming, “I feel lost in the new Immigration set-up!”

From Slate Jan. 26, 2025

Later Booth would write a letter to Dr. Stuart, chiding him for his lack of Southern hospitality and honor.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson




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