Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: admonished
IPA transcription: [ədm'ɑnɪʃt]
Usage examples
  • "Go easy," he admonished.
  • "Don't be a goose, Madge," he admonished, "and never, never take me seriously.
  • The experience of the day, however, had admonished them to be on their guard against surprise.
  • But the surgeon who held the watch, declared five minutes not to have elapsed yet, and sternly admonished them to keep silence.
  • The Committee procured their tickets, helped them to disguise themselves as much as possible, and admonished them not to stop short of Canada.
  • They also admonished me to hold up and shoot without considering an instant any two mounted men of the description given, else we two would never live to tell how it happened.