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chiding



NOUN
admonishment
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STRONG












NOUN
reproof
Synonyms
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STRONG




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Gallrein ended by chiding reporters: “Be fair and balanced, can we do that?”

From Slate ● May 19, 2026

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

And he did it all with a smirk on his face and a chip on his shoulder, relentlessly chiding the league over its salary cap, the level of play, travel and officiating.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2025

He couldn’t help chiding himself—it’d been a stupid idea.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner




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