NOUN
- the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
- an exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof
How To Use expostulation In A Sentence
- The voice of the stranger was raised as though in anger or altercation, while that of the Governor was pitched lower, in tones that seemed to convey the idea of expostulation, entreaty, and apology. A Chinese Command A Story of Adventure in Eastern Seas
- To some degree, the expostulation heil is obviously a hailing; but it is hardly an unequivocal one. Patriot Acts: The Political Language of Henrich von Kleist
- Had he sprung at her, or snarled, or shown any anger or resentment such as did the other dogs when so treated by her, she would have screamed and screeched and raised a hubbub of expostulation, crying for help and calling all men to witness how she was being unwarrantably attacked. CHAPTER XXVIII
- One was whipped deftly on to his plate, and as he took up his knife and fork to carve it, a great scuffling sounded without, angry voices being raised in expostulation, and, above all, a breathless, insistent appeal for Mr. Carr or Sir Miles. The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIII Century
- Well, Daddy! said Norah in expostulation – whereat everybody laughed. Mates at Billabong
- There was something in the air and tone of the young soldier, which seemed to argue that his interference was not likely to be confined to mere expostulation; and which, if it promised finally the advantages of a process of battery and deforcement, would certainly commence with the unpleasant circumstances necessary for founding such a complaint. The Antiquary
- This, under the circumstances, has been justly characterized by one of the witnesses as an expression of remonstrance or expostulation.
- Compare and contrast the treatment meted out to Minister Lewis, who was constantly interrupted with incredulous comments and expostulations.
- It was exciting, and always got the crowd going, with much clapping, expostulation and dancing of the gopak.
- Blame, expostulations, recriminations and horseplay - David provides an up-close-and-personal document of the family's most wrenchingly private moments.
