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To chide from

Chide \Chide\ (ch[imac]d), v. t. [imp. Chid (ch[i^]d), or Chode (ch[imac]d Obs.); p. p. Chidden, Chid; p. pr. & vb. n. Chiding.] [AS. c[=i]dan; 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, To chide from, or To chide away, to cause to come, or to drive away, by scolding or reproof.

    Syn: To blame; rebuke; reprove; scold; censure; reproach; reprehend; reprimand.