All 3 Uses
admonish
in
Sweet Far Thing
(Edited)
- Mrs. Nightwing's admonishment brings a flush to my cheeks.
Chpt 1 *admonishment = expression of disapproval
- She's trying to shock, and Mademoiselle LeFarge supplies the requisite admonishment—"Really, Miss Worthington"—but then she changes course.
Chpt 2admonishment = expressing disapproval
- Ann's admonishments fall on deaf ears.
Chpt 4admonishments = acts of expressing disapproval, or of warning or advising
Definitions:
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(1)
(admonish) to express disapproval to someone of their actions; or to warn or advise someone -- sometimes in a friendly way
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)