chidden
past participle of chide
chidden (not comparable)
chided, reproved, rebuked, scolded
Source: Wiktionary
Chide, v. t. Etym: [imp. Chid, or Chode (Obs.); p. p. Chidden, Chid; p. pr. & vb. n. Chiding.] Etym: [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, 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. Etym: [AS. cid]
Definition: A continuous noise or murmur. The chide of streams. Thomson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
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