chiding

Questions about chiding

What does chiding mean?

chiding means "rebuking a person harshly".

How many syllables are in chiding?

chiding has 2 syllables: chi-ding. The stress falls on "chi". In IPA it is /ˈtʃaɪdɪŋ/.

What is another word for chiding?

Close synonyms include scolding, objurgation, tongue-lashing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chiding a common word?

chiding is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.