All 4 Uses of
admonish
in
The Perfect Game
- Don't ask him for anything," admonished the priest, but Cesar already had a suspicion Padre Esteban was in cahoots with the boys.†
Chpt 1.4admonished = expressed disapproval; or warned or advised
- "I don't want him to grow soft playing baseball," he admonished.
Chpt 2.7 *admonished = expressed disapproval
- After swinging wildly at two pitches, Cesar carefully admonished his young player, "Don't try to save the game with one swing, Beto.†
Chpt 2.16admonished = expressed disapproval; or warned or advised
- On the bus ride to the field, Cesar admonished his players, "You're going to see and hear applause, shouts, boos, whistles, autograph seekers, music, pictures, microphones and people-lots of them.†
Chpt 3.26
Definition:
to express disapproval to someone of their actions; or to warn or advise someone -- sometimes in a friendly way