chides

verb

present tense third-person singular of chide
as in admonishes
to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault my wife chided me for forgetting to offer our guests some refreshments

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Recent Examples of chides Betty chides her husband in the way couples married 63 years can. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026 Williams worries, notices, intuits, chides and calls out. — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 Rue in turn chides Lexi for not keeping in touch with Fezco (Angus Cloud), who is revealed to still be alive but serving a 30-year prison sentence. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026 Continue reading … PARTY RECKONING — Cortez Masto admits Democrats have been 'weak on immigration,' chides Biden. — FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026 The review does not challenge the conclusion of Russian election interference but chides Brennan for the fact that the classified version referenced the Steele dossier. — Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026 Another, Irina Dolinina, chides her mom for worrying about her at protests. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chides
  1. admonishes
  2. scolds
  3. reprimands
  4. blames
  5. criticizes
Verb
  • Sinon admonishes his king for failing to properly honor Ithaca’s dead soldiers, contributing to Odysseus’s guilt.
    — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
  • Judge admonishes Musk over social media use Musk is seeking $150 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, one of its largest investors, with proceeds going to OpenAI’s charitable arm.
    — Deepa Seetharaman, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of admonishes
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  • The audience screams in response, and Scovel scolds them again but this time with a smile.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In the beginning, Piker wanted to show young men that leftists could be fun — not just woke social-justice warriors and PC scolds.
    — Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of scolds
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  • The emperor reprimands her for being late for the rainmaking ritual.
    — Lavender Au, The Dial, 30 June 2026
  • His supervisor appears as a ticket conductor and reprimands him for doing nothing.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Definition of reprimands
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  • Forchion blames the city for the crime, saying there is a lack of police patrols.
    — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Hasina blames uprising on 'coordinated assault' Instead, Hasina on Wednesday blamed the violence on the protesters.
    — Shamim Chowdhury, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of blames
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  • Summary Digital forensics expert Brett Shavers criticizes how non-practitioners increasingly dictate digital investigation processes, prioritizing administrative metrics over field realities.
    — Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Arendt criticizes these men but never says that the Jews were responsible for their own destruction.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of criticizes

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