adj
Meaning 1
Reproachful; critical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
chiding
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Pronunciation
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/ˈt͡ʃaɪdɪŋ/
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rhymes with -aɪdɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: CH AY1 D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A scolding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: berating, browbeating, rixation, chiding, chockling, correption, dirdum, down the banks, dressing down, going over, jawing, lecture, objurgation, sermon, scolding, throughgoing
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of chide
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 4
rebuking a person harshly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scolding, objurgation, tongue-lashing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand
Narrower terms: wig, wigging
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.