revolt
verb (used without object)
to break away from or rise against constituted authority, as by open rebellion; cast off allegiance or subjection to those in authority; rebel; mutiny.
are revolting
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present progressiveof revolt.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Across Southern California, residents are revolting against bright LEDs.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
Many of the underlying reasons writers and actors are revolting are related to the same tyrannical obsession with established IP despite visibly diminishing returns.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2023
It’s unclear why the androids are revolting or what they want, just as it’s uncertain how America hopes to save itself.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2021
Yes, Trump’s comments are revolting, but what stands the hairs up on my neck is the guy next to me on the bus saying similar or more repulsive things.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2016
“Mother, I must attend to my bowels. They are revolting against the trauma of the last twenty-four hours.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
