protestingly

"But, mother," the little girl would sob protestingly, and then Mrs. Fowler's decided voice would silence her.

The cows lifted their heads, bellowing protestingly; their breath steamed before them in the chill air.

Twice the engine sputtered protestingly and Val thought of trying to leap ashore.

Mrs. Amber murmured protestingly, but, not knowing what a platitude was, felt she could not follow up the subject.

The video blinked protestingly at his urgent summons, and the Washington visiphone operator answered.