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chide
verb as in criticize, lecture
Example Sentences
He chided Israeli leaders for taking too long with their speeches at the Israeli parliament, which he said would delay his departure for a leaders’ summit in Egypt.
Specifically, he chided some for showing up late—or not showing up at all—to player-only meetings.
The nation’s 10 black Roman Catholic bishops chided white Catholics on Wednesday for making many blacks feel unwelcome in their churches and called for greater black leadership and visibility at every level of the church.
He has got into trouble before with the patrolling airport officials, who chided him and confiscated his kites.
One recent, pointed example drew on a speech from 2000, chiding people who lecture others but fail to preach by example.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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