protesting
noun
[ prəˈtɛstɪŋ ]
• the expression of disapproval of or objection to something.
• "she had been ordered to continue despite her protesting"
protesting
adjective
• expressing disapproval of or objection to something.
• "she expected at any moment to hear a protesting voice"
protest
verb
• express an objection to what someone has said or done.
• "before Muriel could protest, he had filled both glasses"
Similar:
express opposition,
raise objections,
object,
make a protest,
dissent,
take issue,
make/take a stand,
put up a fight,
kick,
take exception,
complain,
express disapproval,
disagree,
express disagreement,
demur,
remonstrate,
expostulate,
make a fuss,
cry out,
speak out,
rail,
inveigh,
fulminate,
oppose,
challenge,
denounce,
kick up a fuss/stink,
• declare (something) firmly and emphatically in response to doubt or accusation.
• "‘I'm not being coy!’ Lucy protested"
Similar:
insist on,
claim,
maintain,
declare,
announce,
profess,
proclaim,
assert,
affirm,
argue,
vow,
avow,
aver,
pledge,
swear,
swear to,
testify to,
asseverate,
• write or obtain a protest in regard to (a bill).
Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘make a solemn declaration’): from Old French protester, from Latin protestari, from pro- ‘forth, publicly’ + testari ‘assert’ (from testis ‘witness’).
