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.
had been revolting
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past perfect progressiveof revolt.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Thoughts of the long summer days, and the dreary, interminable winter, when the distractions of labour are denied the farmer, had been revolting to her.
From The Hound From The North by Charles Livingston Bull
The whole ceremony had been revolting; he loathed the adulation and the fulsome sentiment.
From The Hero by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham
