What does chid mean?
Chid means simple past of chide.
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/ˈt͡ʃɪd/ · verb
simple past of chide.
Jones chid the pedagogue for his interruption, and then the stranger proceeded.
When about 16 years of age I happened to meet with a book, written by one Tryon, recommending a vegetable diet. I determined to go into it. […] My refusing to eat flesh occasioned an inconveniency, and I was frequently chid for my singularity.
Use chid when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Chid means simple past of chide.
Common synonyms include chided, chode, chidden.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Jones chid the pedagogue for his interruption, and then the stranger proceeded.
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