Chide (chīd), v. t.
[imp. Chid (ch&ibreve;d), or
Chode (chīd Obs.); p. p.
Chidden (?), Chid; p. pr. & vb.
n. Chiding.] [AS. cīdan; of unknown
origin.] 1. To rebuke; to reprove; to scold;
to find fault with.
Upbraided, chid, and rated at.
Shak.
2. Fig.: To be noisy about; to chafe
against.
The sea that chides the banks of
England.
Shak.
To chide hither, chide from, or
chide away, to cause to come, or to drive away, by
scolding or reproof.
Syn. -- To blame; rebuke; reprove; scold; censure;
reproach; reprehend; reprimand.
Chide, v. i. 1.
To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find
fault; to contend angrily.
Wherefore the people did chide with
Moses.
Ex. xvii. 2.
2. To make a clamorous noise; to
chafe.
As doth a rock againts the chiding
flood.
Shak.
Chide, n. [AS. cīd]
A continuous noise or murmur.
The chide of streams.
Thomson.
