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Get to know Chide better with 8 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like remonstrate or berate.

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Chide in a sentence

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Chide | Chided | Chidera | Chides | Chideock | Chidester | Chideme | Chidebere | Chideu

Chide meaning

  1. To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
  2. To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily.
  3. To make a clamorous noise; to chafe.

Synonyms of Chide

take to task remonstrate bawl out berate scold call down dress down jaw reprimand lecture reproof trounce rag rebuke chew out

Related words

Other words often associated with Chide or its synonyms:

reprehension criticism make gossip lecturing tatter inform nag whip crush lineament chatter

Using Chide

  • The main meaning on this page is: To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily. | To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily. | To make a clamorous noise; to chafe.
  • Useful related words include: take to task, remonstrate, bawl out, berate.
  • In the example corpus, chide often appears in combinations such as: to chide.

Context around Chide

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

sometimes 1× characters 1×

Often after:

dogara 1× myself 1× executive 1× bolton 1×

Sentence patterns with Chide

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

chide said activities 1× evidence and chide her for 1× having to chide the flyers 1× i d chide myself for 1× lead characters chide each other 1× moment to chide executive producer 1× this to chide dogara for 1× would sometimes chide bolton about 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

chide said activities 1× for his part 1× having to chide 1× her lack of 1× i d chide 1× if conservatives ever 1×

Common sentence endings:

close to power 1× entered into evidence 1× great john bolton 1× lack of discipline 1× perils of fame 1× the project site 1×

Words around Chide

Just before it in the word index:

chidbhavananda 3 chidaya 2 chidawu 2 chidanti 2 chidananda 2 chidambaranar 3

Just after it in the word index:

chidebere 2 chided 61 chideme 3 chideock 4 chidera 10 chides 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Chide

  • In this selection, "chide" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sometimes, characters, dogara, myself and executive stand out and add context to how "chide" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include chide said activities and evidence and chide her for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "chide" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with chide

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Having to chide the Flyers for lack of discipline? (9 words)

He said this to chide Dogara for failing to take advantage of the channels of dispute resolutions within the party. (20 words)

Chide said activities that have been concluded so far in the first phase include connecting electricity and water supply to the project site. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

Her lack of trial experience was betrayed during the Carroll trial, however, when Judge Kaplan had to make such as directing her how to introduce and mark up evidence and chide her for speaking about materials she hadn’t entered into evidence. (42 words)

For his part, Chappelle says he thinks Kelly “did that shit,” but uses the moment to chide executive producer Dream Hampton for asking him to participate in the documentary—in his telling, yet another instance of the perils of fame. (40 words)

I’d chide myself for not enjoying the experience more, or wonder how great the party/cake/present could have been, had I only given myself more time to prepare. (30 words)

Question examples

Having to chide the Flyers for lack of discipline? (9 words)

Example sentences (8)

Her lack of trial experience was betrayed during the Carroll trial, however, when Judge Kaplan had to make such as directing her how to introduce and mark up evidence and chide her for speaking about materials she hadn’t entered into evidence.

He said this to chide Dogara for failing to take advantage of the channels of dispute resolutions within the party.

I’d chide myself for not enjoying the experience more, or wonder how great the party/cake/present could have been, had I only given myself more time to prepare.

For his part, Chappelle says he thinks Kelly “did that shit,” but uses the moment to chide executive producer Dream Hampton for asking him to participate in the documentary—in his telling, yet another instance of the perils of fame.

Trump would sometimes chide Bolton about his hawkish ways in meetings, introducing him to visiting foreign leaders by saying, "You all know the great John Bolton.

Chide said activities that have been concluded so far in the first phase include connecting electricity and water supply to the project site.

Having to chide the Flyers for lack of discipline?

If conservatives ever see this propaganda, what might surprise them is that the film's lead characters chide each other for being too close to power.

Common combinations with chide

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • to chide 3×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "chide" in a sentence?
An example: "Her lack of trial experience was betrayed during the Carroll trial, however, when Judge Kaplan had to make such as directing her how to introduce and mark up evidence and chide her for speaking about materials she hadn’t entered into evidence." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "chide" from authentic English texts.
What does "chide" mean?
Chide means: To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
What are synonyms of "chide"?
Common synonyms of "chide" include: take to task, remonstrate, bawl out, berate, scold, call down, dress down, jaw. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "chide" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "chide", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.