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admonishing::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | admonitory, reproachful, reproving |
Examples of admonishing
admonishing
Recently she has been, pleading, admonishing and cajoling on a range of topics.
From the guardian.co.uk
He let me go after admonishing me for driving without my license in my pocket.
From the newsobserver.com
He happened to be right, an Appellate Court later ruled while admonishing her.
From the suntimes.com
The FBI published a statement admonishing media outlets for reporting the opposite.
From the guardian.co.uk
He seemed visibly angry while admonishing the paparazzi to stay away from his family.
From the freep.com
Also Brown spoke with a tone that one would use when admonishing a child not an equal.
From the guardian.co.uk
Read it closely and you will realise I am admonishing his understanding on this point.
From the guardian.co.uk
I'd also like to join in admonishing the Guardian for not giving this higher prominence.
From the guardian.co.uk
Even so, there is no doubting the strength of their feeling in formally admonishing him.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- Warn: admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet"
- Caution: warn strongly; put on guard
- Take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"
- (admonishing) admonitory: expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
- (admonishment) admonition: a firm rebuke
- Admonition (or "being admonished") is a punishment under Scots law when an offender has been found guilty but is neither imprisoned nor fined but receives a verbal warning and is afterwards set free; the conviction is still recorded. ...
- Admonish is a Swedish black metal band formed in 1994. They were one of the first bands in the Christian black metal movement and the first Christian black metal group in Sweden. ...
- (Admonishing) (v.) to reprove or scold. "The man in the front row gave them another admonishing look"(141).
- (Admonishment) An authoritative statement made to the jury by the judge regarding their conduct as jurors.
