chiding
/ˈt͡ʃaɪdɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
chiding is spelled C-H-I-D-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chiding means “A scolding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chiding is chidings.
How many letters and syllables are in chiding?
| Letters | 7: C-H-I-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 83,271st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chiding?
Chiding appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce chiding?
- /ˈt͡ʃaɪdɪŋ/
Chiding has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-chiding.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chiding
- chidings plural
- more chiding comparative
- most chiding superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chiding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A scolding.
adjective
- 1
Reproachful; critical.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of chide
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).