rebelling

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noun

An act or feeling of rebellion.

OriginMiddle English rebellyng →
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of rebel
nounrebelling (plural rebellings)

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

Origin

  1. Middle Englishrebellyng
  2. Englishrebelling

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Bellinger
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APA

rebelling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebelling

MLA

“rebelling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebelling. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rebelling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebelling.

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