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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The bond market, however, is rebelling against that premise—a selloff is sending yields higher and raising governments’ borrowing costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
I'm hoping that it is a sign of a backlash against what Gov't Mule is rebelling against.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2023
"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
He is rebelling against his God and ready to eat sausage....”
From The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
