Chiding
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈt͡ʃaɪdɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Chiding is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of chide.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of chide.
More Meanings
- A scolding.
- Reproachful; critical.
Example Sentences
And the said Mr. Hale did not say this in a chiding, quarrelsome, or brawling manner.
How expressive this little parenthesis: "Sakuntalâ makes a chiding gesture with her finger"!
it is better to dwell in a desert Desolate country, than in a house with a chiding and an angry wife.
The cause I never knew; one would have thought the knowledge of the guilt and misery which followed his former career, and above all the chidings of a wife whom he loved would have deterred him; […]
Word Forms
- chidings
Synonyms for chiding
Depending on context, synonyms include berating, browbeating, rixation, chockling, correption, dirdum.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include objurgation, scolding, churlish, jawing, berating, chockling.
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