admonish
verb (used with object)
to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
admonishingly
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a word derived from
admonish.
Example Sentences
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There was a burst of laughter, and Corinne held up her hand admonishingly.
From A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall by Amy Bell Marlowe
“But I guess he really does have some interest in me—” “Of course he does, Neale,” interposed Ruth, admonishingly.
From The Corner House Girls' Odd Find Where they made it, and What the Strange Discovery led to by Grace Brooks Hill
Think of a parental eye gazing admonishingly at you from the back of a toothbrush every morning!
From Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World by Ernest Fuhr
"I hope you won't be such a noisy one," Tess said admonishingly.
From The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in by Grace Brooks Hill
"Now, Steve Judson, don't you forgit that carpet chain!" his wife called out admonishingly, in a shrill treble, as her husband rode off.
From The Night Riders A Thrilling Story of Love, Hate and Adventure, Graphically Depicting the Tobacco Uprising in Kentucky by Henry C. Wood
