# chide

> English word · Verb · IPA / t͡ʃaɪd/ · frequency rank #76,635

## Definitions
1. To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
2. To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily.
3. To make a clamorous noise; to chafe.

## Etymology
From Middle English chiden (“to chide, rebuke, disapprove, criticize; complain, grumble, dispute; argue, debate, dispute, quarrel”), from Old English ċīdan (“to chide, reprove, rebuke; blame, contend, strive, quarrel, complain”). Cognate with German kiden (“to sound”); Old High German kīdal (“wedge”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chide