expostulation
expostulation noun: the act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate.
Noun
expostulation (countable and uncountable, plural expostulations)
- The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate.
- [H]eedless of my expostulations and the growling thunder, and the great drops that began to plash around her, she remained calling, at intervals, and then listening, and then crying outright.1847 December, Ellis Bell [pseudonym; Emily Brontë], chapter IX, in Wuthering Heights: […], volume I, London: Thomas Cautley Newby, […], →OCLC, page 188
- At length, by dint of much wriggling, and loud and incessant expostulations upon the unbecomingness of his hugging a fellow male in that matrimonial sort of style, I succeeded in extracting a grunt […]1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 4, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC
expostulation meaning in Tamil
expostulation in Tamil
- கழற்று, இடித்துரை
Forms of expostulation
| plural | expostulations |
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Origin of expostulation
From Latin expostulātiōnem, accusative singular of expostulātiō (“complaint, expostulation”), from expostulō (“demand, expostulate”), from ex (“out of, from”) + postulō (“demand or claim”). See expostulate.
Words that rhyme with expostulation
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- accommodation
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- information
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- application
- fixation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about expostulation
- What does expostulation mean?
- Expostulation means the act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate.
- What is expostulation in Tamil?
- Expostulation in Tamil is கழற்று, இடித்துரை. See Expostulation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is expostulation?
- Expostulation is a noun.
- What is the plural of expostulation?
- The plural of expostulation is expostulations.
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