- present participle of protest.
protesting
Example Sentences
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He added: "Protesting is of course a legitimate right but violence in not and I would encourage everyone to remain peaceful."
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
Protesting students in Serbia on Sunday swapped massive street demonstrations for a push to collect citizens’ signatures, to gauge whether they had support to demand snap parliamentary elections.
From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025
“I don’t wish anything mean, but disagreeing with someone is not mean. Protesting something in civil language is not mean,” she said.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024
Protesting is one of the few visible ways they can voice their support for the people affected by the war and urge U.S. officials to take action, they say.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2024
Protesting his deep respect for "the illustrious military chieftain" who commanded there, he yet condemned the hanging of the two Red Sticks, the execution of Arbuthnot and Ambrister, the taking of Pensacola.
From Andrew Jackson by Brown, William Garrott