Protesting can be categorized as a verb.
Verb |
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| protest - express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country" | ||
| protest - utter words of protest | ||
| protest - affirm or avow formally or solemnly; "The suspect protested his innocence" |
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| 1. | verb | Two hundred members of the Batawi clan of the Dulaim demonstrated in Baghdad on Friday, protesting the killing of their clan elder, Shaikh Kadhim Sarhid and 4 of his sons, by gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms. | |
| 2. | verb | Students have been protesting against the government's decision. | |
| 3. | verb | People are protesting against nuclear weapons. | |
| 4. | verb | They take this negative way of protesting against adult domination. | |
| 5. | verb | Although she kept protesting, he went. | |
| 6. | verb | She flung herself upon a sofa, protesting that she was fatigued to death. | |
| 7. | verb | After a while, the protesting mob became disorderly. | |
| 8. | verb | He probably meant that people go to demonstrations just to show up instead of actually protesting. | |
| 9. | verb | Why are you protesting against the government? | |
| 10. | verb | Tom stopped protesting. | |
| 11. | verb | The Green party is protesting loudly against nuclear power. | |
| 12. | verb | The police used tear gas against the protesting students. | |
| 13. | verb | Why are the people protesting against the government? | |
| 14. | verb | People are protesting in Hong Kong. | |
| 15. | verb | Why are they protesting? |
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| verb | |
| Two hundred members of the Batawi clan of the Dulaim demonstrated in Baghdad on Friday, protesting the killing of their clan elder, Shaikh Kadhim Sarhid and 4 of his sons, by gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms. |
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| Students have been protesting against the government's decision. | |
| People are protesting against nuclear weapons. | |
| They take this negative way of protesting against adult domination. | |
| Although she kept protesting, he went. | |
| She flung herself upon a sofa, protesting that she was fatigued to death. | |
| After a while, the protesting mob became disorderly. | |
| He probably meant that people go to demonstrations just to show up instead of actually protesting. | |
| Why are you protesting against the government? | |
| Tom stopped protesting. | |
| The Green party is protesting loudly against nuclear power. | |
| The police used tear gas against the protesting students. | |
| Why are the people protesting against the government? | |
| People are protesting in Hong Kong. | |
| Why are they protesting? | |