English to Afrikaans Meaning of chide - twis

Chide :

twis

verb

twis, verwyt, berispen, berispe, sensuur, begin verwyt, les, vaar in, blaam, laster, raas, belediging

Chide :: twisChided :: berispeChides :: verwytChiding :: twis

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Definitions of chide in English

Verb(1) censure severely or angrily

Examples of chide in English

(1) His vigorously unconventional storytelling has earned him as many critics, who chide him for being overly clever and self-referential, as devotees.(2) They may chide occasionally but this is done from the perspective of the chidee rather than the chider .(3) The plump cook chided me, slapping my small hand away when it reached for one more chocolate chip cookie.(4) ├ö├ç├┐No, he didn't do that,├ö├ç├û Ryder's voice said chidingly , cutting into my thoughts.(5) ├ö├ç├┐Kate,├ö├ç├û she would say chidingly , ├ö├ç├┐You're so serious, so solemn for your age.├ö├ç├û(6) There used to be times when mothers chided children about bad handwriting.(7) She chides him for talking so philosophically.(8) The High Bailiff shall make a stool and mend the pillory to punish chiders and scolders by Christmas.(9) ├ö├ç├┐You're hurting me, you're hurting me,├ö├ç├û her daughter chides her.(10) The mayor also promises less services, and chides everyone for all our profligate ways in the past ten years.(11) He gently chided the organizers of another event, where he gave his talk in front of an empty wall.(12) The flock of chiders , complainers, carpers, cavilers, and castigators makes it harder and harder to get an optimistic note in edgewise.(13) The chiders labor under the misconception that ├ö├ç├┐electricity├ö├ç├û is invariably made of negatively-charged particles called electrons.(14) ├ö├ç├┐That's not what I mean,├ö├ç├û I bite my nails nervously until Michael slaps my hand down, chidingly .(15) The judge chided the girls for rapping on the door at such a late hour.(16) Overwhelmed by this observation, I chided myself for never having noticed it before.

(1) chicory root ::

sigorei wortel

Synonyms

Verb

1. scold ::

raas

2. chastise ::

kasty

3. upbraid ::

begin verwyt

4. berate ::

raas

5. reprimand ::

teregwysing

6. reprove ::

berispe

7. rebuke ::

teregwysing

8. admonish ::

vermaan

9. censure ::

sensuur

10. lambaste ::

aftuigen

11. lecture ::

lesing

13. take to task ::

neem om taak

15. tell off ::

vertel af

16. dress down ::

rok af

17. bawl out ::

joelen uit

18. blow up at ::

blaas op

19. give someone an earful ::

gee iemand 'n earful

20. give someone a roasting ::

gee iemand 'n braai

23. slap someone's wrist ::

klap pols iemand se

24. rap over the knuckles ::

rap oor die vingers getik

25. give someone hell ::

gee iemand die hel

26. take to the woodshed ::

neem om die houtkamer

27. have a go at ::

het 'n kans om

28. give someone what for ::

gee iemand wat vir

29. chew out ::

kou uit

30. ream out ::

riem uit

31. castigate ::

gispen

32. chasten ::

tugtig

33. reprehend ::

berispen

Different Forms

chide, chided, chides, chiding

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