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chiding



NOUN
admonishment
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG












NOUN
reproof
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG




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Gallrein ended by chiding reporters: “Be fair and balanced, can we do that?”

From Slate • May 19, 2026

The characters were pricklier and more restless than I remembered, and Alcott’s voice—good-natured but chiding, unsentimental—was a revelation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

One recent, pointed example drew on a speech from 2000, chiding people who lecture others but fail to preach by example.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025

The comments filled up with sighs of relief, jokes based on her 1995 comedy and gentle chiding of the vegan actor.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024

“And yet you fired the Polish woman I hired before her first day was over,” he said, his chiding tone playful and indulgent.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland




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