Crossword clues for objecting
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Object \Ob*ject"\ ([o^]b*j[e^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Objected; p. pr. & vb. n. Objecting.] [L. objectus, p. p. of objicere, obicere, to throw or put before, to oppose; ob (see Ob-) + jacere to throw: cf. objecter. See Jet a shooting forth.]
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To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose. [Obs.]
Of less account some knight thereto object, Whose loss so great and harmful can not prove.
--Fairfax.Some strong impediment or other objecting itself.
--Hooker.Pallas to their eyes The mist objected, and condensed the skies.
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To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.
He gave to him to object his heinous crime.
--Spencer.Others object the poverty of the nation.
--Addison.The book . . . giveth liberty to object any crime against such as are to be ordered.
--Whitgift.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of object English)
Usage examples of "objecting".
Jokan was arguing and Stannall was objecting, shaking his head dubiously.
The duty officer immediately stepped forward objecting to the presence of Aygar and Winral.
That’s what Fleet personnel are generally allowed to bring on voyages, and I can’t see Captain Fargoe objecting to it.
We had an adjourned cause in the Consistory that day - about excommunicating a baker who had been objecting in a vestry to a paving-rate - and as the evidence was just twice the length of Robinson Crusoe, according to a calculation I made, it was rather late in the day before we finished.
He sat back on one of the bunks beside Ce'Nedra, not even particularly objecting to the damp smell of her hair.
I had objected to Miss Potter's presence at the séance and Miss Rhys countered by objecting to mine.
It seemed to me somehow that Horst wasn’t objecting so much to me being kicked, but was rather establishing who it was that did the kicking around here.
Only Athene didn’t make the mistake of objecting, she knew Syrinx far too well for that.
Louise didn’t strictly approve, but objecting now would seem churlish, and it did keep her out of mischief.