| v. t. | 1. | To rebuke; to reprove; to scold; to find fault with. | |||
| 2. | Fig.: To be noisy about; to chafe against.
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| v. i. | 1. | To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily. | |||
| 2. | To make a clamorous noise; to chafe. | ||||
| n. | 1. | A continuous noise or murmur. | |||
| Verb | 1. | chide - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" Synonyms: call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, rebuke, reproof, scold, reprimand, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag |
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