expostulating

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A form of expostulate — To protest or remonstrate; to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of conduct [(often) with with].

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of expostulate
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APA

expostulating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expostulating

MLA

“expostulating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expostulating. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “expostulating,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expostulating.

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