English to Xhosa Meaning of chide - niphikisane

Chide :

niphikisane

verb

niphikisane, ihlazo, basole, emkhuza, ukuyidubula, isifundo, ngomkhombe siye, basolwe, ngamacebo, ukumthethisa, ukweyisa

Chide :: ukuba nibambaneChided :: BabambanaChides :: chidesChiding :: bambana

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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 ::

iingcambu chicory

Synonyms

Verb

1. scold ::

ukumthethisa

2. chastise ::

ayithethise

3. upbraid ::

ukuyidubula

4. berate ::

izibeka

5. reprimand ::

bakhuze

6. reprove ::

basole

7. rebuke ::

Ngokukhalima

8. admonish ::

eyala

9. censure ::

emkhuza

10. lambaste ::

lambaste

11. lecture ::

isifundo

13. take to task ::

ukuze umsebenzi

15. tell off ::

xelela nge

16. dress down ::

dress phantsi

17. bawl out ::

bawl ngaphandle

18. blow up at ::

ukuqhushumba phezulu

19. give someone an earful ::

ukunika umntu i earful

20. give someone a roasting ::

ukunika othile kaJohn

23. slap someone's wrist ::

ngempama sosana umntu

24. rap over the knuckles ::

rap phezu knuckles

25. give someone hell ::

ukunika umntu esihogweni

26. take to the woodshed ::

ukuthatha le woodshed

27. have a go at ::

ube uye

28. give someone what for ::

ukunika umntu into ngenxa

29. chew out ::

ukuhlafuna ngaphandle

30. ream out ::

alda ngaphandle

31. castigate ::

castigate

32. chasten ::

uzoya

33. reprehend ::

reprehend

Different Forms

chide, chided, chides, chiding

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