admonishing
present participle ofadmonish
admonish
verb
formaluk/ədˈmɒn.ɪʃ/us/ədˈmɑː.nɪʃ/[T]
totellsomeone that they have done somethingwrong:
Hismotheradmonished himforeatingtooquickly.
[T+ to infinitive]
toadvisesomeone to do something:
Herteacheradmonished hertoworkharderfor herexams.
Chastising & rebuking
- admonitory
- barracking
- bawl
- bawlsomeoneout
- be a reproach tosomeone/somethingidiom
- carpet
- coal
- keelhaul
- lambaste
- lecture
- pull
- pullsomeoneup
- punchbag
- punching bag
- putsomeoneintheirplaceidiom
- reproach
- reproachful
- shame
- tear
- upbraid
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Giving advice
Examplesofadmonishing
admonishing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
For reprimands, a lightlyadmonishingtone was used, appropriate to the meaning of the reprimand.
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Withoutadmonishingthe patient, she may help the patient understand complex information gleaned from medical web sites.
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Others, more critical of her position, might find this tone tooadmonishing.
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Chapter 9 of only a few pages concludes byadmonishingus for our destructive activities.
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Following are some examples of such commentsadmonishingagainst the uneducated use and prescription of drugs in medical books of this era.
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It is no good eitheradmonishinghim or restricting him unless we are also taking positive steps to improve the public transport system.
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It is that of a heavy fatheradmonishinga naughty son for extravagance.
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I find from the dictionary that to monitor is: "to observe carefully a course of action or conduct with a view toadmonishinganother as to his conduct".
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They are often ineffectual atadmonishingmain actors or interfering with the main plot.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She demands that the listener appease her,admonishingthat, if he fails to do so, he must attempt the task again until he succeeds.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Admonishingeach other to do good builds up both parties' virtue.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Owners were firm but tolerant,admonishingand encouraging with small rewards.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Admonishingthem to unite together instead of harassing one another, she reminds them that the true enemy are the nomads invading their country.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She soon beginsadmonishinghim for the crime he got himself involved in, but he soon pacifies her.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The main pressure onadmonishingbreakfast was religion.
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