admonishing

Definition of Admonishing in English :

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Adjective

1. admonishing, admonitory, reproachful, reproving

expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Admonishing

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verb (transitive)

1.

to reprove firmly but not harshly

2.

to advise to do or against doing something; warn; caution

Admonishing

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verb transitive

1.

to caution against specific faults; warn

2.

to reprove mildly

3.

to urge or exhort

4.

to inform or remind, by way of a warning

Admonishing

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tr.v. ad·mon·ished, ad·mon·ish·ing, ad·mon·ish·es

1.

a. To counsel (another) against something to be avoided or warn (that something is dangerous): "[Another competitor in the race] admonished him on the dangers of going out too fast" (Neal Bascomb). "Magazine articles ... admonished that women's financial independence was driving a wedge between husband and wife" (Lillian Faderman).

b. To urge or exhort (someone to do something): "Writers like Emerson and Thoreau ... admonished us to develop ourselves according to nature" (E.D. Hirsch).

c. To remind (someone) of something forgotten or disregarded, as an obligation or a responsibility.

2. To reprove gently but earnestly: "Lincoln pursued his interests in defiance of established norms. Far from being praised, he was consistently admonished" (Joshua Wolf Shenk).

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