rebelling

Etymology

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

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of rebel

noun

  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

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