Listen and Protest

Listen

Listen verb - To pay attention especially through the act of hearing.

Protest and listen are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Protest" instead a verb "Listen".

Nearby Words: listening, listened, listener

Protest

Protest verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.

Listen and protest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Listen" instead a verb "Protest".

Common collocations

way listen way protest way
eyes listen eyes protest eyes

Both words in one sentence

  • If it's set in the 1960s, they should listen to The Beatles and protest the Vietnam War.
  • Loud of War In an episode of Animaniacs, Satan threatens to torture the captive Warner siblings by forcing them to listen to "whiny protest songs from The '60s." They scream in terror.
    Source: Loud of War
  • Three Chords and the Truth Invoked in "Wrote A Song For Everyone"; the lyrics of which are about the singer trying to write this type of protest song during the Vietnam War era, but failing to get anyone to listen.
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