I found the following in a book I'm reading:

![浅はかで可愛い妹を窘{なだ}めるような、](https://i.stack.imgur.com/G9d1F.png)

As far as I'm aware, 窘める is read たしなめる and means "to scold, rebuke, admonish".
宥める, on the other hand, is read なだめる and means "to soothe, placate".

Are there any situations in which 窘める could be read なだめる? Or would this have
to be some sort of publishing error (possibly caused by how similar 宥める and
窘める look)?
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Is 窘める ever read なだめる?
Using ruby with a different reading (or even different kanji) to add nuance or
clarify the meaning is a pretty common device in manga, books and lyrics.

* * *

Most often the words used are synonymous or closely related, e.g.: `宇宙{そら}`,
`地球{ほし}`, or `瞳{め}`. (Usually the furigana is the _actual_ reading and the
kanji gives the nuance or selects one meaning from several possibilities.)

[「i ~crossin' the
star~」](http://users.skynet.be/roxfan/lyrics/i_crossing_the_star_album.html)
by 木村{きむら}由姫{ゆき} has quite a few examples of this:

> おとぎ話で覚悟を決めさせて ダレカじゃないこの想い[i]{愛}が聴こえる？  
>  「天{あま}の河{がわ}で心揺れて 流れるまま[永久]{とわ}に触れて 瞬間{とき}の内{なか}で甘く熟れて」  
>  星が描く場所に二人出会えたなら生まれ変わる

In some cases concrete words under placeholders help the reader grasp the
context which is obvious to the speaker (e.g. `「学校{ここ}はプールがないから。」` or
`「田中{あいつ}は来なかった。」`).

Sometimes even more elaborate schemes appear like the one in the 『星界の紋章』 (
_Crest of the Stars_ ) books where the words written with Japanese kanji are
given readings in the fictional [[アーヴ語]{Barohn
language}](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baronh): `帝国{フリューバル}`, `士族{リューク}`.
_Scrapped Princess_ is another offender, except there the readings are English
words: `竜機神{ドラグーン}`, `第五特務部隊{オブスティネート・アロウ}`. A recent example is the _Toaru_
series (`とある魔術の[禁書目録]{インデックス}` and `とある科学の[超電磁砲]{レールガン}`).

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In your case it seems the author is hinting that the meaning is used in
figurative or ironical sense. It's somewhat difficult to tell more without
context.
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