admonishing
adjective
ad·mon·ish·ing
ad-ˈmä-ni-shiŋ 
: serving to admonish : expressing warning or disapproval in usually an earnest or solicitous way
The tranquil profundity of his daily satisfaction seemed sometimes to turn, by a mysterious inward impulse, and face itself with questioning, admonishing, threatening eyes.—
Henry James
Henry JamesThe images from Hiroshima seared the consciousness of a generation, forever serving as an admonishing reminder of mankind's destructive capacities.—Michael Elliott
Michael Elliott
admonishingly
adverb
"But there's a deal o' things to be considered, young man," Mr. Glegg added, looking admonishingly at Tom …
—George Eliot
George Eliot
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Examples of admonishing in a Sentence
shot an admonishing glance at me just as I was about to spill the beans
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Nevertheless, Waterbar received an admonishing phone call from team Drake.
—Brock Keeling, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Oct. 2022
Rose protests the admonishing tone, confidently signaling that the French are no better than her.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022
And what happened on Tuesday was this: In key states and races -- from Virginia to New Jersey to Long Island -- voters leaned toward Republicans, rejecting -- or at least admonishing -- Democrats up to and including President Joe Biden.
—Chris Cillizza, CNN, 4 Nov. 2021
But articles also popped up admonishing parents for writing about their kids at all.
—Heather Lanier, Longreads, 4 Mar. 2021
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Brock Keeling, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Oct. 2022
Rose protests the admonishing tone, confidently signaling that the French are no better than her.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022
And what happened on Tuesday was this: In key states and races -- from Virginia to New Jersey to Long Island -- voters leaned toward Republicans, rejecting -- or at least admonishing -- Democrats up to and including President Joe Biden.
—Chris Cillizza, CNN, 4 Nov. 2021
But articles also popped up admonishing parents for writing about their kids at all.
—Heather Lanier, Longreads, 4 Mar. 2021
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“Admonishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admonishing. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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