English to Shona Meaning of chide - vakarwa

Chide :

vakarwa

verb

vakarwa, kuzvidzwa, tsiura, nenera, kutsiura, chidzidzo, nechikepe kupinda, pa mhosva, vamhure, tuka

Chide :: vakarwaChided :: pamusaka pokudaChides :: chidesChiding :: kokurwa

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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 ::

chicory mudzi

Synonyms

Verb

1. scold ::

tuka

2. chastise ::

kutuka

3. upbraid ::

kutsiura

4. berate ::

kuvatuka

5. reprimand ::

chirango

6. reprove ::

tsiura

7. rebuke ::

Kurairwa

8. admonish ::

arayire

9. censure ::

nenera

10. lambaste ::

lambaste

11. lecture ::

chidzidzo

13. take to task ::

kutora basa

15. tell off ::

udza kure

16. dress down ::

achigadzirire pasi

17. bawl out ::

bawl panze

18. blow up at ::

ridzai kumusoro

19. give someone an earful ::

kupa munhu chinhu earful

20. give someone a roasting ::

kupa mumwe munhu roasting

23. slap someone's wrist ::

anokurova chiningoningo munhu

24. rap over the knuckles ::

Rap pamusoro zvipfundo zvomunwe

25. give someone hell ::

kupa munhu gehena

26. take to the woodshed ::

tora kune woodshed

27. have a go at ::

vane vanoenda pa

28. give someone what for ::

kupa munhu chii nokuda

29. chew out ::

kutsenga panze

30. ream out ::

ream panze

31. castigate ::

castigate

32. chasten ::

nekuranga

33. reprehend ::

reprehend

Different Forms

chide, chided, chides, chiding

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