rebelling
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English rebellyng; equivalent to rebel + -ing.
Verb
editrebelling
- present participle and gerund of rebel
Noun
editrebelling (plural rebellings)
- An act or feeling of rebellion.
- 1909, Justin McCarthy, Julian Revelstone: A Romance, page 41:
- 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.
Anagrams
editMiddle English
editNoun
editrebelling
- Alternative form of rebellyng