remonstrate
verb (used with object)
to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
had been remonstrating
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past perfect progressiveof remonstrate.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Burghley had been remonstrating with Bacon as to reports which had come to him of his nephew's proceedings.
From The Mystery of Francis Bacon by William T. Smedley
The former, it appeared to Lavinia, looked disconcerted; and it was evident that she had been remonstrating with Anna Mantegazza.
From The Happy End by Joseph Hergesheimer
The captain came on deck followed by the second mate, with whom he had been remonstrating.
From The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World by Paul Boyton
I felt very certain, however, that she had been remonstrating with her father.
From An Amiable Charlatan by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
He said he had been remonstrating with Sumunter, and thought him very culpable in not obeying me.
From What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile by John Hanning Speke
