CHIDE

chide. Chide, v. chid, pret. chidden, pa. to scold, brawl, reprove, rebuke, blame

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Chide (chīd), v. t. [[imp. Chid (chĭd), or Chode (chīd Obs.); p. p. Chidden (?), Chid; p. pr. & vb. n. Chiding.]] [[AS. cīdan; of unknown origin.]] 1. 1. To rebuke; to reprove; to scold; to find fault with.
Upbraided, chid, and rated at. Shak. 2. 2. Fig.: To be noisy about; to chafe against.
The sea that chides the banks of England. Shak. To chide hither, chide from, or chide away, to cause to come, or to drive away, by scolding or reproof. Syn. — To blame; rebuke; reprove; scold; censure; reproach; reprehend; reprimand.