Chide, v. t. [imp. Chid, or Chode (Obs.); p. p. Chidden, Chid; p. pr. & vb. n. Chiding.]
Etymology: [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.
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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.
A continuous noise or murmur. The chide of streams. Thomson.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for chide; he lists it under reprove.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.