What does admonishing mean?

admonishing means "expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective".

How many syllables are in admonishing?

admonishing has 4 syllables: ad-mo-ni-shing. The stress falls on "mo". In IPA it is /ædˈmɑnɪʃɪŋ/.

What is another word for admonishing?

Close synonyms include admonitory, reproachful, reproving. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is admonishing a common word?

admonishing is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Admonishing — meaning and pronunciation

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
Synonymsadmonitory reproachful reproving
Similarunfavorable

Questions about admonishing

What does admonishing mean?: admonishing means "expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective".
How many syllables are in admonishing?: admonishing has 4 syllables: ad-mo-ni-shing. The stress falls on "mo". In IPA it is /ædˈmɑnɪʃɪŋ/.

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