Word: chiding
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: chi
ding
Definition: Present participle of chide; censure severely or angrily
Morphemes:
Affix: chide
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: chiden
Language: enm
Decoded: chiden
Meaning: to chide, rebuke, disapprove, criticize; complain, grumble, dispute; argue, debate, dispute, quarrel
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.