verb
- to scold or criticize someone, especially in a gentle or mild way
Usage: often implies disappointment rather than anger
Examples
- The teacher chided the student for being late to class.
- She gently chided her brother for forgetting their mother’s birthday.
- The coach chided the players for their lack of effort during practice.
- He chided himself for making such a careless mistake.
- The librarian chided the children for talking too loudly.
- My grandmother would chide us whenever we didn’t finish our vegetables.