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rebelling

rebelling is the present participle and gerund of rebel.

Meaning of rebel

Verb

rebel (third-person singular simple present rebels, present participle rebelling, simple past and past participle rebelled)

  1. (intransitive) To resist or become defiant toward an authority.
    • to rebel against the system
  2. (intransitive) To forcefully subvert the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.

See all 6 meanings of rebel

Noun

rebelling (plural rebellings)

  1. An act or feeling of rebellion.
    • Clarice, who had obeyed with much patience, although not without some inward rebellings, the dictation of those elders, now felt with a thrill of joy that the time of her freedom had come at last.1909, Justin McCarthy, Julian Revelstone: A Romance, page 41

Forms of rebelling

pluralrebellings

Origin of rebelling

From Middle English rebellyng; equivalent to rebel + -ing.

Questions about rebelling

What does rebelling mean?
Rebelling means an act or feeling of rebellion.
What is rebelling the present participle and gerund of?
Rebelling is the present participle and gerund of rebel.
What part of speech is rebelling?
Rebelling is a noun.
What is the plural of rebelling?
The plural of rebelling is rebellings.

Words near rebelling in the dictionary

  1. rebelled
  2. rebeller
  3. rebellers
  4. rebelleth
  5. rebellike
  6. rebelling
  7. rebellings
  8. rebellion
  9. rebellions
  10. rebellious
  11. rebelliously

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