chide
ਝਗੜਨ
definition
verb
she chided him for not replying to her letters
scold or rebuke.
example
His vigorously unconventional storytelling has earned him as many critics, who 'chide' him for being overly clever and self-referential, as devotees.
He spoke 'chidingly' , ‘Now darling, I've told you that I don't want anything I tell you to color your memory.’
‘No, he didn't do that,’ Ryder's voice said 'chidingly' , cutting into my thoughts.
The mayor also promises less services, and 'chides' everyone for all our profligate ways in the past ten years.
The judge 'chided' the girls for rapping on the door at such a late hour.
‘You're hurting me, you're hurting me,’ her daughter 'chides' her.
I gently 'chided' her for leaving me to face this cancer on my own.
At his expression of surprise, Celeste walked away from him and paced the room, saying 'chidingly' to herself, ‘I know it's a big request and it's probably the worst thing I could ask especially since I have three kids.’
He gently 'chided' the organizers of another event, where he gave his talk in front of an empty wall.
The President instead 'chided' the legislature for failing to attend to its own duties, such as passing legislation.
Overwhelmed by this observation, I 'chided' myself for never having noticed it before.
He also 'chided' one reviewer at another paper for being self-centered.
They may chide occasionally but this is done from the perspective of the chidee rather than the 'chider' .
I think my readers (the 'chiders' and condemners) in San Miguel de Allende might breathe a collective sigh of relief over this announcement.
The book also gently 'chides' parents about their own angry behavior by illustrating the impact it has on children.
The 'chiders' labor under the misconception that ‘electricity’ is invariably made of negatively-charged particles called electrons.
There used to be times when mothers 'chided' children about bad handwriting.
I say this to Chris, and he 'chides' me for assuming the falcons are of opposite sexes.
She 'chided' the father for ‘abusing’ his son and said she intended to call the police.
‘That's not what I mean,’ I bite my nails nervously until Michael slaps my hand down, 'chidingly' .
‘Kate,’ she would say 'chidingly' , ‘You're so serious, so solemn for your age.’
The High Bailiff shall make a stool and mend the pillory to punish 'chiders' and scolders by Christmas.
The flock of 'chiders' , complainers, carpers, cavilers, and castigators makes it harder and harder to get an optimistic note in edgewise.
The plump cook 'chided' me, slapping my small hand away when it reached for one more chocolate chip cookie.
When it finally surfaced, other journalists politely 'chided' him and dropped the subject.
When I refused to eat my soup, she 'chided' me, asking if I wanted to grow up to be as small as eight-year-olds tend to be.
The 34-year-old rugby-playing vicar, who is married with three young children, 'chides' his flock in the latest issue of his parish magazine.
One guy in a pickup pulls over and 'chides' them for criticizing Wal-Mart.
She 'chides' him for talking so philosophically.
When he explains that the crack about encouraging homemakers to become lawyers was a joke, she 'chides' him about his tone.
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