rebel
noun
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of their country.
is rebelling
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present progressiveof rebel (3rd person singular).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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"A lot of the tour will be delving into this weird body horror about everything I've been experiencing, feeling my body is rebelling against me."
From BBC ● May 11, 2022
Part of me is excited about this — it was my idea, and I’ve been doing most of the research — but the other part is rebelling against the whole thing.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2022
A young woman asks Brando’s Johnny Strabler what he is rebelling against.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2016
Ilena, now 22, is rebelling against her parents and recently left home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2015
When a man of that sort does not give you the politeness you deserve, it means that in his heart he is rebelling against another feeling which his pride suggests that you do not deserve.
From The Hand of Ethelberta by Thomas Hardy
