raised a hand expostulatingly to try to stop the flow of abuse
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
expostulatingly — ex·pos·tu·lat·ing·ly … English syllables
expostulate — expostulatingly, adv. expostulator, n. /ik spos cheuh layt /, v.i., expostulated, expostulating. to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate: His father expostulated with him about the… … Universalium
expostulate — /əkˈspɒstʃuleɪt / (say uhk sposchoohlayt), /ɛk / (say ek ) verb (i) (expostulated, expostulating) to reason earnestly with a person against something he or she intends to do or has done; remonstrate (on, or upon): to expostulate with him on the… …
