Definition of Expostulating

1. Verb. (present participle of expostulate) ¹

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Definition of Expostulating

1. expostulate [v] - See also: expostulate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Expostulating

expositing
exposition
expositional
expositionary
expositions
expositive
expositor
expositorily
expositors
expository
expositour
exposits
expostulate
expostulated
expostulates
expostulating (current term)
expostulatingly
expostulation
expostulations
expostulatory
exposture
exposure
exposure dose
exposure keratitis
exposure meter
exposure meters
exposure odds ratio
exposure therapy
exposure treatment
exposures

Literary usage of Expostulating

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"... but the British court expostulating upon this, and shewing clearly that the right was in the crown of Great Britain, the grant was recalled. 1719. ..."

2. The Works of Francis Bacon by Francis ( Bacon (1824)
"To the Lord Treasurer (a) MARL- BOROUGH, expostulating about bis unkind- of utter*. ness and injustice. .first col- My Lord, I HUMBLY intreat your lordship, ..."

3. Anti-Methodist Publications Issued During the Eighteenth Century by Richard Green (1902)
"Mr. Edwards of Northampton, expostulating with him for his injurious reflections, in a late Letter to a Friend. It exhibits Whitefield in a very obnoxious ..."

4. Works: With Some Account of His Life and Sufferings by Joseph Hall (1837)
"expostulating for his Departure, and persuading Ms Return. Doth this seem harsh ? you have turned it, by being turned, yourself. Once, the same walls held ..."

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