Both Uses of
admonish
in
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- Bailey sat down beside me, and that time didn't admonish me not to cry.†
p. 53.2admonish = express disapproval; or warn or advise
- He took his dinner off the stove where she had carefully covered it and which she had admonished us not to bother.†
p. 70.9 *admonished = expressed disapproval; or warned or advised
Definition:
to express disapproval to someone of their actions; or to warn or advise someone -- sometimes in a friendly way