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to chide
01
to express mild disapproval, often in a gentle or corrective manner
Transitive: to chide sb for an action or behavior
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
chide
3rd person singular
chides
Present participle
chiding
Past simple
chided
Past participle
chided
Examples
The teacher chided the student for talking loudly during the exam.
