Dictionary Entry

chide

chide is a 5-letter English word with 6 senses as intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To rebuke; to reprove; to scold; to find fault with. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 11 · 6 senses

Definitions

1present participle
To rebuke; to reprove; to scold; to find fault with.
2present participle
Fig.: To be noisy about; to chafe against.
3intransitive verb
To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily.
4intransitive verb
To make a clamorous noise; to chafe.
5noun
A continuous noise or murmur.
6verb
censure severely or angrily
"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"
"The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"
Synonyms
berate jaw lambast lambaste lecture rag rebuke remonstrate reprimand reproof scold trounce

Synonyms

berate jaw lambast lambaste lecture rag rebuke remonstrate reprimand reproof scold trounce

Common word forms

chided chider chides chiding

Words from these letters

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