I was about to reply in terms of deprecation, when a confusion of sound drifted in from the street, of arriving cabs and expostulating voices.
The guide was expostulating himself speechless, the photographer was in convulsions, the Senator saw it was time to interfere.
As to expostulating with a fellow like Kydd, I knew it would be utterly useless; and I was afraid that even if Stanley or the other gentlemen spoke to him, he would be as little likely to attend to them as to me.
He paid no attention to my shouts, but continued hoisting his sail, though I saw the gentlemen on board were expostulating with him.
While they were gone one of the Frenchmen seemed to Desmond to be expostulating with Diggle: but the latter only laughed and waved his gloved hand in the direction of the house.
The former Desmond recognized as the man whom he had seen expostulating with Diggle; the latter was Scipio Africanus, looking scared and miserable.
I am only striving to make my son a Christian," he said, answering them who persisted in expostulating with the System.
Dread of being signalized as the Foolish Young Fellow prevented Richard fromexpostulating further.
I heard the negro expostulatingas follows:--"You very foolish boy, what you mean?
They had stopped and the councilor was expostulating excitedly with the men, evidently trying to keep them from the cabin.
We find Hervey, and Walker, and Adam all expostulating with Wesley on his irregularities, and endeavouring to persuade him, though quite ineffectually, to submit to Church discipline and listen to the commands of Church rulers.
It was only as the figure with the expostulating yellow face sank to the ground, crumpling up on itself as it fell, that Blake comprehended.
They went with him, Saunders expostulating and Devine carrying the lamp.
The distressful stitch also was coming back into his side, and once or twice his companion cast an expostulating glance at him.
There was a howl of approval from the cluster of men who sat on a rough fir table; but the man behind the bar raised an expostulating hand.
But I do not wish to sell it," responded the girl, looking up to Mrs. Elwood with an expostulating and wounded expression.
No; but I think you mean to make me so--I give you a third above your demand, and you stand staring and expostulating there as if I were cheating you.
Both boys seized hold of a designated limb, and soon the sleepy Jose, expostulating loudly, was hauled out into the sunlight.
The last revolver was thrust into the last holster, and the last cinch was tightened round the belly of the last expostulating pony.
Drusus was just letting Cappadox take off his cloak, when the shrill voice of Chloë was heard outside the door, expostulating with the boy on guard.
Elsie's gay laugh rang over the waters, and they could see Tom expostulating with more animated gestures.
Elizabeth looked and saw Elsie erect in the skiff, her shawl floating around her, rocking the boat to and fro with reckless force, while she could see by Tom's gestures that he was vainly expostulating with her upon her imprudence.
Elsie danced out upon the portico in playful defiance of her sister, and the other ladies went after her, expostulating with true feminine eagerness.
With a cry, the old man threw out a horrified, expostulating hand.
Grant, Heaven, I may soon have an opportunity of expostulating with the tyrant upon that subject.
The lads, cautiously peering out from the small window, saw the King of Prussia angrilyexpostulating with the captain of the cutter.
Creakle could be heard expostulating with him in the corridor.
A poor clerk is seen expostulating with a working man: "It's all very well, but what's play to you is death to us.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "expostulating" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
