protesting
noun
- act of objecting to something or participating in a protest
- manner of speaking
Wiktionary
noun
- Protestation.
“1599, William Shakespeare (attributed), The Passionate Pilgrim, [Poem 7], Yet in the midst of all her pure protestings, Her faith, her oaths, her tears and all were jestings.”
“Are not Vows binding, do we mock the Gods, When our Protestings summon ’em to Witness, Whether our Words keep measure with our Hearts?”
verb
- present participle and gerund of protest