say it: ad-MAH-ni-shing
admonishing is an adjective meaning "expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective". It carries one recorded sense.
expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for admonishing come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.