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
But their customers are revolting, which has forced them to pay attention.
From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2023
Frustrated fans are revolting against the Jaguars and have Khan in their crosshairs.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2022
“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
