Chide (?), v. t. [imp. Chid (?), or Chode (Obs.); p. p. Chidden (?), Chid; p. pr. & vb. n. Chiding.] [AS. cidan; of unknown origin.]
1.
To rebuke; to reprove; to scold; to find fault with.
Upbraided, chid, and rated at.
Shak.
2.
Fig.: To be noise about; to chafe against.
The sea that chides the banks of England.
Shak.
To chide hither, chide from, ∨ chide away, to cause to come, or to drive away, by scolding or reproof.
Syn. -- To blame; rebuke; reprove; scold; censure; reproach; reprehend; reprimand.
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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.
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Chide, n. [AS. cid]
A continuous noise or murmur.
The chide of streams.
Thomson.
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