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Grammar : Verb
Spell : noun proh-test; verb pruh-test, proh-test
Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈproʊ tɛst; verb prəˈtɛst, ˈproʊ tɛst



Definition of protesting

Origin :
  • c.1400, "avowal, pledge, solemn declaration," from Old French protest (Modern French prôtet), from preotester, and directly from Latin protestari "declare publicly, testify, protest," from pro- "forth, before" (see pro-) + testari "testify," from testis "witness" (see testament).
  • Meaning "statement of disapproval" first recorded 1751; adjectival sense of "expressing of dissent from, or rejection of, prevailing mores" is from 1953, in reference to U.S. civil rights movement. First record of protest march is from 1959.
  • verb complain, disapprove; argue against
Example sentences :
  • Napoleon was silent a moment, as if protesting against this invasion of his privacy.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
  • His protesting team in control again, he trudged heavily behind.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • We had a quarrel on the subject; I protesting against all such work.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • And in with the angry tones were the protesting ones of the District Nurse.
  • Extract from : « Gloria and Treeless Street » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
  • She led him off protesting and blew me back a kiss from the door.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • The protesting train must be passed on without further delay.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • And Henry, protesting that he did not wish to go, had gone to London.
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • As mentally she recounted her benefits, the strength there was in her arose, protesting.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • She blushed slightly, protesting that she had no such idea in her head.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • But Albine, with grief at her throat, shot out a protesting glance.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola

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